Diary of a Wood Burning Stove!

It seems that the current warm spell may have, rather sadly, put pay to the use of wood burning stove for the season.  Over the last few weeks we have been using the stove very little as the weather has got milder, but we rather miss the homely flickering flames!  Ah, well, there's always next winter.

As something of a conclusion to our Diary, therefore, we thought we'd have a look at the savings we've made this winter compared to the last.  Overall it appears that we've saved about half on our gas bill, although it should of course be noted that winter 2010/2011 was considerably colder than this winter has been.  We have also spent about £100 on wood and smokeless fuel but would plan to use even more free wood next year.

It will take some years for us to recoup the installation cost of the stove, but we certainly don't regret our decision to use this form of space heating.  Our gas bill has been reduced, and with it our carbon footprint.  In addition we love the wood burning stove as a feature of our home.

Whilst this post probably marks the end of the season, do keep an eye out for future posts should we have any further tips to pass on.  And continue to feel free to add your comments to the Diary, which we hope will continue to be a useful resource.

Thanks for reading!

PREVIOUS DIARY ENTRIES

7th March - What do other people think?
21st February - Running low on wood
6th February - Keeping the fire in overnight
31st January - Disadvantages? Not really!
18th January - Fireguards

5th January 2012 - Too much draught!

21st December - Christmas Eve plans

13th December - Cleaning blackened glass

5th December - Laundry drying!

21st November - More fuel types and a feathery visitor!

14th November - Trying out some different fuel

7th November - Warming the house

31st October - Cosy living room

12th October - Where to keep all that wood...

19th September 2011 - The first lighting of the season!