Dottleshead ★ Posted January 21, 2020 Share #1 Posted January 21, 2020 I threw on some cuts of cherry wood onto my fire that was still smoldering in embers this morning when I awoke at 3:00 a.m. Essentially is was a beautiful hue of dark red and orange. The lava dome incinerated when I placed another 7 smaller cuts or so of cherry on it. My wife sleeps in the other room while the living room dances with yellow and orange flames as I write this. It's 75 degrees in here and 48 outside and I know when she wakes up in about 2 hours, it's going to be a nice comfortable temperature in the low 70s. I love these milder temps outside because it means I can get through the night and day with only a single bag of pellets -- or in a lot of cases -- like tonight -- no pellets and only a wood fire. Hey @Randomguy -- no auxillary electric furnace either! Cheap heats. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted January 21, 2020 Share #2 Posted January 21, 2020 It’s 17° this morning. I just went down and loaded the furnace. It’s only 75° in here right now but it will warm up. My wife is coming home today so I need it at least 80°. This is not the homecoming I had hoped for. I expected her to ride the stairlift and then walk over to her recliner and sit down. She will be arriving by ambulance and carried up the stairs on a stretcher. I have a brand new hospital bed in the living room. It didn’t come with sheets so I’m heading out to buy some soon. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur ★ Posted January 21, 2020 Share #3 Posted January 21, 2020 You called? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted January 21, 2020 Share #4 Posted January 21, 2020 It was below 10 outside and the thermostat is set for 64 inside. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted January 21, 2020 Share #5 Posted January 21, 2020 3 minutes ago, maddmaxx said: It was below 10 outside and the thermostat is set for 64 inside. Brrrrrrr. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 21, 2020 Share #6 Posted January 21, 2020 We had -10 this morning. Not too bad for mid-January ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
team scooter Posted January 21, 2020 Share #7 Posted January 21, 2020 It was a balmy minus 1 degree when I rolled the garbage can out early this morning. Beautiful clear star lit sky, snow crunching under my feet, and the smell from everyone's fireplaces in the air. Winter time in Wisconsin. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Further Posted January 21, 2020 Share #8 Posted January 21, 2020 2 hours ago, Longjohn said: It’s 17° this morning. I just went down and loaded the furnace. It’s only 75° in here right now but it will warm up. My wife is coming home today so I need it at least 80°. This is not the homecoming I had hoped for. I expected her to ride the stairlift and then walk over to her recliner and sit down. She will be arriving by ambulance and carried up the stairs on a stretcher. I have a brand new hospital bed in the living room. It didn’t come with sheets so I’m heading out to buy some soon. Glad she's coming home, sorry it isn't the homecoming you wanted. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted January 21, 2020 Author Share #9 Posted January 21, 2020 5 hours ago, maddmaxx said: It was below 10 outside and the thermostat is set for 64 inside. Only 64? Do you and your wife run hot?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted January 21, 2020 Author Share #10 Posted January 21, 2020 3 hours ago, Dottles said: Only 64? Do you and your wife run hot?? I stayed home today and donned the sick theme @Couch_Incident claims. Started getting cold in here so started another cherry wood fire. It's a beautiful thing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickinMD ★ Posted January 21, 2020 Share #11 Posted January 21, 2020 Way to go! Any reasonable way to cut down on heat costs is worth mentioning and being proud of! One of my chemistry professors, around 1972, had a thermostat-controlled fan that blew air through a copper pipe that wound into rings in his fire placed and emerged into a wide diffuser. That was the first time I'd ever seen a fireplace and a thermostat coupled together - and at a time you could get firewood for next to nothing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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