Heating with wood only, protecting pipes

TheProfessor · 11-06-2022, 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by thinkxingu

I think the key here is that a few dollars saved could potentially lead to a lot of money in repairs.

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SailinAway · 11-07-2022, 08:14 PM

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Originally Posted by TheProfessor

A summary filled with wisdom.

There certainly are smart folks here on Winnespaukee Forum.

That's for sure! I aspire to be half as smart.

Susie Cougar · 11-08-2022, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by SailinAway

That's for sure! I aspire to be half as smart.

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SailinAway · 11-11-2022, 10:51 PM

I don't mean to minimize the risk of frozen pipes, hence my original post. I just want to point out that some people heat an entire house exclusively with a wood stove. I don't think my house or my stove are right to attempt that---poor airflow from room to room and to the upstairs; stove probably too small.

I've been tracking how much the inside temperature falls at night when I let the fire die at bedtime.

Temp in house at bedtime 66
Exterior temp overnight 25
Temp in house 6:30 am 55
Temp drop in house 11 degrees over 9 hours

Of course zero or 10 below at night is an entirely different matter. So far no need to turn the furnace on. I'll see what happens next week.

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11-11-2022, 10:51 PM	#4
SailinAway Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2019 Posts: 991 Thanks: 256 Thanked 280 Times in 169 Posts	I don't mean to minimize the risk of frozen pipes, hence my original post. I just want to point out that some people heat an entire house exclusively with a wood stove. I don't think my house or my stove are right to attempt that---poor airflow from room to room and to the upstairs; stove probably too small. I've been tracking how much the inside temperature falls at night when I let the fire die at bedtime. Temp in house at bedtime 66 Exterior temp overnight 25 Temp in house 6:30 am 55 Temp drop in house 11 degrees over 9 hours Of course zero or 10 below at night is an entirely different matter. So far no need to turn the furnace on. I'll see what happens next week.