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Emma_Gold_Man@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 days agoNope.
Fireplace is a mistake - it will make most of the house colder. What you want is a wood stove, and a simple metal chimney is much cheaper than the brick one you’re imagining.
Also, a shed isn’t needed - make a round pile (shaker pile or holzhauzen) and shingle it with the bark (or a tarp if you’re lazy). Drying takes 6-9 months, not a year, but I like not to be rushed so I try to keep two piles - one I’m building over the warm months, and when the cold months come I pull from the other that had a year to season.
As for space, they don’t take much. A 6’ tall cylinder with a 5’’ radius holds about 4 cords once the cone on top is taken into account. I find a 4’ radius easier to manage, but that’s closer to 2.5 cords.
kurikai@lemmy.world 2 days ago
That sound like so much effort. I would rather press a button to have the hear come on. And if is too hot. Press a button to turn it off. And also not need any space for a pile of wood
boonhet@sopuli.xyz 2 days ago
Then you’re paying for convenience, not heating. Whole different ballgame.
kurikai@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Playing less money and the convenience to have my whole house heated! Ofcourse!
boonhet@sopuli.xyz 2 days ago
Less money over 10 or 20 years sure. Short term you’re paying way more.
If I had 20k EUR to spend, I’d get a heat pump too. Unfortunately I’m stuck with my 40 year old furnace that’s completely manual. If I were to replace the whole thing with an automatic modern one that burns pellets, it’d be under 10k, and a regular one maybe 5k.
I do have an air source heat pump but that is more of a supplemental heater and summertime cooler. I’d need 5 of these to heat the whole house and my electric bill would far exceed what I spend on briquettes for the winter.