Mr.Heater

[Mr.LCV]

Well my power went out, for too long and it got down to 60 in the house so i rigged this up was up to 71 and i turned them down...



Darn hole in our pole barn.... Stupid white pine



Maybe ill cut the rest of it down when my Rucki gets here..

 

[sintro]

I've always wondered, do the CO2 levels get high from doing something like this?

 

[Mr.LCV]

Carbon monoxide would be what you need to worry about, i have a detecter( fun fact they shouldnt be more than 3 feet off the ground or they dont detect) plus im well versed in the symptoms. But you always be wary, if you start to get a headache or feel dizzy or sick you need better ventilation. We have a two story house so we never had a issue.

 

[Bufford]

I wouldn't do that, there is a fine line between feeling dizzy, and death from unvented makeshift heating setups. Be sure that you have a couple of windows open for cross ventilation. If your power goes out often, concider getting a woodstove and a generator.

 

[Hindsight]

60 degrees, why the need for heat???? My house is around 54 and perfect.

 

[snrowe]

I wouldn't do that, there is a fine line between feeling dizzy, and death from unvented makeshift heating setups.

^^This^^

If you're going to do this stuff which I'd highly recomend against at minimum get some battery powered CO detectors.

 

[JDieseljoe69]

That's why I heat our house with wood!

 

[Idaho Jarhead]

I'm a firm believer in some type of secondary heat source too, that doesn't run on electricity. It's amazing how many friends you find sitting around a wood stove on a cold Alaskan day with a power outage.

The only downside to wood heat is that it is pretty easy to become a slave to it. I pretty much missed hunting season this year because I had 5 cords of wood blocking my driveway waiting to be split.

 

[gixxer1237]

Wood is great for a secondary heat source. My brother does this to keep his cost down and because he lives out in the boonies and looses power pretty often.

 

[Tom Kanik]

A ProCom or even a Big Buddy ventless heater will do a great job!:thumbup:

 

[colekmiller11]

My heat never goes out, heat with a wood stove. I'm in NM as well and my power went out for a day too.

 

[Thrill]

Thank god I don't have to worry about heating the house down here....only keeping cool in the summer.

 

[Idaho Jarhead]

Does anyone know anything about a heat pump? I'm trying to learn more about them.

 

[Zymologist]

That's why I heat our house with wood!

Same:thumbup:

 

[Bufford]

The only downside to wood heat is that it is pretty easy to become a slave to it. I pretty much missed hunting season this year because I had 5 cords of wood blocking my driveway waiting to be split.

It doesn't have to be. I burn 7 cords of birch here on average and love spending much of my time in the bush during the fall. I work on my woodpile throughout the year and do most of it in spring before it gets warm enough to work in the garden. I stack two years worth to make it thoroughly dry, so I am always working on the year ahead. That way I don't get caught short for any reason including bad health.

With a little bit of organization its easy to keep ahead of the firewood game.