Canadian Fire Starter/ Kindling

[JoePa]

Someone once said not to fill the cups up with gasoline -

[greatwhite]

Guess I am old fashion I just crumple up some newspaper toss some scraps of wood I saved from splitting the logs and my fire goes. But generally I only have to do that once as usually the stove will not go out for at least 2 weeks when were using it in the real cold.

[oaknut]

Guess I am old fashion I just crumple up some newspaper toss some scraps of wood I saved from splitting the logs and my fire goes. But generally I only have to do that once as usually the stove will not go out for at least 2 weeks when were using it in the real cold.

I'm in the same boat here, spring and fall aside that sucker hums straight through. Generally the old girl will hold coals for 18 to 20 hours.

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[greatwhite]

If the temps are warmer then -10C I use the heat pump, it will run at -25C but I am not use to paying for heat.

I'm in the same boat here, spring and fall aside that sucker hums straight through. Generally the old girl will hold coals for 18 to 20 hours.

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[oaknut]

If the temps are warmer then -10C I use the heat pump, it will run at -25C but I am not use to paying for heat.

How much electricity does a heat pump use? Just curious, finishing up my new home plans and am banging my head on the "primary" heat source which won't be primary. Going full solar is my issue, looking at an indoor gassifier too.

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[Species8472]

How much electricity does a heat pump use? Just curious, finishing up my new home plans and am banging my head on the "primary" heat source which won't be primary. Going full solar is my issue, looking at an indoor gassifier too.

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Not sure how much power they need but if I ever build again it's going to be an insulated concrete bungalow with an in floor system. 3-5x cheaper to heat/cool.

[impact]

How much electricity does a heat pump use? Just curious, finishing up my new home plans and am banging my head on the "primary" heat source which won't be primary. Going full solar is my issue, looking at an indoor gassifier too.

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I know it may sound crazy at this moment but abundant electricity will be the next wave of affordable energy with nuclear fusion.
I had an engineer pick up a cord of campfire wood this morning, We had a chat.
He is currently setting up a new boiler system on Parliament hill to be powered by 40 megawatts of electricity.
He admitted wondering where the power would come from!

https://www.lockheedmartin.com/en-us...ct-fusion.html

Does not make sense right with the cheaper fossil fuel available?
They already know.
Food for thought.

https://www.canada.ca/en/innovation-...echnology.html

[oaknut]

Not sure how much power they need but if I ever build again it's going to be an insulated concrete bungalow with an in floor system. 3-5x cheaper to heat/cool.

My place will be all ICF and slab on grade with lots of triple glazed glass. Had planned on a basement but found my building site to be solid Canada.

The indoor boiler with in floor heat is where I'm leaning but still open to alternatives.

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[oaknut]

I know it may sound crazy at this moment but abundant electricity will be the next wave of affordable energy with nuclear fusion.
I had an engineer pick up a cord of campfire wood this morning, We had a chat.
He is currently setting up a new boiler system on Parliament hill to be powered by 40 megawatts of electricity.
He admitted wondering where the power would come from!

https://www.lockheedmartin.com/en-us...ct-fusion.html

Does not make sense right with the cheaper fossil fuel available?
They already know.
Food for thought.

https://www.canada.ca/en/innovation-...echnology.html

Abundant energy won't help as I'm over 3 kicks from the nearest pole! Freedom! No neighbors, pee off my deck and only the birds will know, apple trees everywhere and did I mention no neighbors!

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[greatwhite]

I figure it cost me 75 - 100 bucks for the month of Dec and I would have burned 1 face of wood. I didn't run it during the last 3 weeks of Jan and not at all in Feb except for the odd time I didn't feel like getting up to put wood on the fire. We ran it a few times when temps were -20C no problems. Mine is rated of -26 C. There are now some that are good for -35C. I have the LG model with two heads 1 in the basement and 1 on main floor. Not in the most ideal location on the main floor but it works. Mine is a 24000 BTU model both heads are 12000 BTU I can add one more ceiling mount if I wanted to they are 7000 btu, but I don't think I need it. With new windows in the bedrooms and the heat from the one downstairs up stairs is plenty warm my son thought his room was to warm.

But wood heat is still nicer. So now I only burn when it is below -10C and we don't have to hurry home if the fire goes out (Life style change). They also air condition and work as a dehumidifier. Which is a bonus as I did not have duct work for an air conditioner as my furnace is a boiler with rads.

Most companies in Ottawa want to much I contacted more then 20 companies and 3 came out the cheapest was 13000 (tax inc) plus extra for electrical work. I got mine done by the guy who did my windows. He knew a licensed tech who could buy it and he installed it, the tech connected the final parts. I got it for 10,000.00 including electrical and taxes. It was done above board because I wanted the warranty and I can claim it as a partial expense.

Actually they are not hard to install helped my best friend to install his. OK well he did the real work I just helped left the parts.

This is the one I bought and my construction guy I know got it for cost from wosleys in Ottawa. So add on the exchange rate. We also bought all the electrical the stand piping etc. Company in Kemptville wanted 13 grand + electrical + taxes.

How much electricity does a heat pump use? Just curious, finishing up my new home plans and am banging my head on the "primary" heat source which won't be primary. Going full solar is my issue, looking at an indoor gassifier too.

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