Let's talk about heating our homes....... me............. V

[Ponce]

At another site, don't post there...only read, I was reading about heating our homes which is a very important issue due to the extreme mini-ice age that we will be having..........I for one have a TOYO kerosene heather that I have being using for the past 13 years and I love it, year round it uses less than 1/4 of a gallon per day. I have had 3 cords of wood in reserve for the past 13 years (bugs have made them into their homes).

Like I posted before, I have made my living room into my real home and I did this by insulating it from the rest of the house by using large bubble wrap, this past winter I used 80 gallons of kerosene which is less than $300.00. If you live alone as I do I would then suggest that you do the same. Even thou I have double panel glass in my windows this winter they will also have a bubble wrap covering.

So, how are you getting ready for the coming mini-ice age?

V

[Ponce]

Oh well, Ponce fails once again in trying to save the world...... the bugs are coming heheheheheheeh. Am I wrong?

V

[Cebu_4_2]

Hey Ponce, doesn't that kerosine heater smell a lot? I have a couple and wouldn't want to heat the inside of the house. It's actually very stinky in the garage when I use them in there.

[Neuro]

Hey Ponce, doesn't that kerosine heater smell a lot? I have a couple and wouldn't want to heat the inside of the house. It's actually very stinky in the garage when I use them in there.
https://c2.staticflickr.com/4/3229/3129206951_696932bde0.jpg
What kerosene smell?

[Ponce]

Hey Ponce, doesn't that kerosine heater smell a lot? I have a couple and wouldn't want to heat the inside of the house. It's actually very stinky in the garage when I use them in there.

Not one single drop........it has a intake and exit build in .......I love it........is a TOYO stove.

V

[mtnman]

Not one single drop........it has a intake and exit build in .......I love it........is a TOYO stove.

V

Howdy Ponce! Long time. I may have to look into those. Right now I burn coal for heat. I burn about 6 ton a year, but with our current administration coal is quickly disappearing. I like the idea of pulling in outside air for the combustion and an exhaust to the outside to keep the smell away. Thanks for the info.

[Ponce]

mtnman, I don't think that they sell them anymore but I do love the one that I have makes no sound but for the first three seconds when it goes on to test itsel.........I have it set at 58 degrees so that it will go up to 64 and then turn itself of till it goes back down to 58.

[expat4ever]

I live in a passive solar home. Any sunny day about 28 degres and no heat is needed. When its cold I have wood backup. I burn about 3-4 cord a year that I get off my 19 acres so my cost is minimal.

[Jerrylynnb]

Uh...are you saying you are comfy when the room you are in is 58 degrees? I assume you mean Fahrenheit, right? That would just about do me in within a day or two - I live just south of the Red River (separating Oklahoma from Texas), and I keep my room at 82 degrees (F) during the winter (with natural gas) and still get sick (sore throat, cold feet, cold hands, chest cold, etc.) every winter.
My gas bill is usually about $200/mo for the three months of cold weather here - and I deem 58 degrees to be COLD WEATHER.

[7th trump]

I'm cutting my heating bill by almost half by building these. Very cheap and work well.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqObr-M39Ug

[Libertytree]

Intriguing! Some Q's though.How many did you build? Sq ft utilizing these? What are your winters like? Not much need for them here in Fl but my buddy in WV could sure use these.



I'm cutting my heating bill by almost half by building these. Very cheap and work well.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqObr-M39Ug

[Ponce]

Thanks trump..........mine has glass up front and six of those big 8 bricks painted black...even after the sun goes away it will still give heat to the house.......heat box is divided inside in two air from the house uses the lower pipe going to the back part and goes by way of the bottom part to the front part which is the heated part the air goes to the top and out another hole and pipe into the house...builded about six years ago and is still working........almost forgot, a small solar panel is what works the small fan motor to circulate the air, all for free.

V

[zap]

My house was built passive solar also, 8 inch perimeter walls,( kinda like a adobe ) r-30 in the walls and ceiling, , vertical blinds on the windows , and a wood stove with a blower in the flue,usually no problem heating the 3000 square ft. if it gets really cold, 13 degrees has been the coldest, I will just fire off the generator and run the forced air. :) Since we have no power poles or outside help, its up to me if I would like to stay warm!

[Neuro]

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I have to stack this fucker for the winter, which we use in our ancient 120 year old ceramic stoves in the winter, the chimney sweeper says they have a 90-95% efficiency, we use about 2 cords every winter in Sweden (October to May), it is our main source of heat, but we also use electric radiators. Here is a pic of the stove:
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[Glass]

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these are good. Personal experience. Keep a 3 - 4 level apartment warm in one of your winters (well across the ditch anyways) so very good for generating mucho heat.

Does it have a name or brand? We used to have big kitchen wood fired cooking ranges called metters which was the manufacturer. There was a bigger brand would heat as well as your's but it was a cooker/oven first. name escapes me.

[mick silver]

so far this year I have put up almost 10 cords of wood . most of the wood had hit the ground in a wind storm . my bill in the winter is less then 60 bucks for lighting a house and my tools shed were I work on stuff most of the winter and plus I have lighting in a barn

[Neuro]

these are good. Personal experience. Keep a 3 - 4 level apartment warm in one of your winters (well across the ditch anyways) so very good for generating mucho heat.

Does it have a name or brand? We used to have big kitchen wood fired cooking ranges called metters which was the manufacturer. There was a bigger brand would heat as well as your's but it was a cooker/oven first. name escapes me.
No name/brand probably made by a local mason 125 or so years ago...