Wood/pellet stove or just wood stove advice needed, good ideas ?

Question

I live in Oregon . I would like to get a woodstove or pellet stove. I have heated with an Orley wood stove from 1976-1986, so I know wood stoves& cords of wood. I live in another home & it is all set for a woodstove, nice big stone hearth etc. but ... I'm not updated on wood stove info.
I am on a very limited budget. What I'd like to do is find an older Orley stove, stick it in & heat with it. I know there R 1000 codes etc, but .. I'm living on pennies, & I believe it would be so much better than my silly inefficient wall gas furnace. Anyone knowledgable about these stoves ? Bottom line, very low budget, live alone, 1100 square ft home, in my 50s . hmm seems I always forget some important info, if you have practical, not expensive answers, I'd love to hear. I know all about hauling wood, paying for it, chopping it, etc. but don't know current ways to heat cheaply with wood. thanks
When I looked up pellet stoves on wikipedia there was a note that said pellets are now expensive/

Answer 1

Boy, can I relate.

I have just about every method of keeping warm.
Everything is expensive.
Oil, Much too expensive.
Electric, Ditto
Propane is too expensive.
Wood Stove, wood here in PA is between 140-180 a cord.
Need at least 3 cords to get through winter.
Seriously thinking of moving where it is warmer.
But to answer your question. Wood stoves are getting expensive as well, but the only way to go.

Answer 2

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Wood/pellet stove or just wood stove advice needed, good ideas ?
I live in Oregon . I would like to get a woodstove or pellet stove. I have heated with an Orley wood stove from 1976-1986, so I know wood stoves& cords of wood. I live in another home & it is all set for a woodstove, nice big stone hearth etc. but ... I'm not updated on wood stove info.
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Answer 3

Wood is much better than pellets for cost efficiency. Pellets are expensive and getting more so. Here is a link to a site full of wood burning experts and stove experts. Signing up is free and you can search for answers and also ask questions. It's a nice friendly bunch and very knowledgeable. The forum you want is called "firewood and heating with wood." The link will take you right to it. Stoves have come a long way and some good ones are very affordable. I heat with wood myself.

http://www.arboristsite.com/forumdisplay.php?s=79c4471f5926a3c0fc0f4eab807998ee&f=55

Answer 4

I'm not strictly familar with the stove you mention; but did live in the Pacific Northwest for 4 years.

I had a small pellet stove that heated a 1000 sq. ft. house very well. That was 1999- 2003; and it was "neater" than a regular wood burner; which I grew up with; but; WOOD was also essentially free; other than the labor.

Sad but true; EVERYTHING designed to offer heating; is exponentially increasing in cost. Pellets aren't excluded; and the excuse is in supply/ demand/ processing; etc.

CHEAP might be a relative word. Certainly if one has access to lumber/logs; for free or cheap; the reg. wood stove is the way to go. Certainly at some point in time; if one is willing to do the legwork; it might be that wood can be found at building sites; clearing for a house; wanting to just have it hauled away?

Steven Wolf

Answer 5

You have 2 choices in this matter.
One with a regular wood stove you are gonna have to cut wood or buy it precut. Here in WV
a 1/2 ton truck stacked with wood sells for between 55-60 dollars a load. And depending on your heating pattern you could end up using several truck loads.

Pellet Stoves are expensive to buy at Tractor
Supply Co. And again here in WV Pellets sell
for 275.00 to 300.00 per ton. And in your area they are probably more than that.

I heat with electric myself and we keep the temp at 65 degrees in the winter and wear sweat shirts or a light fleece jacket.

Good luck

Answer 6

I heat with corn. Corn stoves are about the same cost as wood pellet stoves, but corn is cheap, always in stock, and no work involved in the process. My geo helps me a lot (Kansas). A bushel of corn cost, right now, $3.45. A bushel weighs 100lbs. It takes me 1900 lbs to eat my house in the winter. My total heating cost = $65.00 that's cheap. 1700sqft
Do some research on them. Corn prices are sure to go up with them making alternative fuels, and biofuels. But it would have to go up a lot for me to care.

P.S. heating and cooling of a home is really measured by the cubic foot. If you have vaulted ceilings and such you have more area to heat/cool

Answer 7

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Truth is, I've been a carpenter for almost 36 years, and I haven't found anything like this for less than 10's of thousands of dollars.

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Answer 9

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How would you like to have woodworking plans (actually thousands of them) available to you anytime you wanted them. It would be so easy when you do not have to paw through all kinds of old magazines but have it right there at your fingertips.

Answer 10

The calculator link below can help you compare alternative fuel costs. You will need to get prices in your local area.