tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8922954556426967855.post504423846249813879..comments2023-11-16T19:54:37.960-08:00Comments on CraigardCroft: I am part of the problem......Burning wood to heat my home isn't as green as I thoughtTom Brysonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17979099665965088868noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8922954556426967855.post-71134341296240961452017-08-17T06:14:05.873-07:002017-08-17T06:14:05.873-07:00We heated with a wood burning masonry heater for a...We heated with a wood burning masonry heater for about a decade in the country, loved the heat, very efficient, but lots of work for two people who had to go out to work six days a week, returning home to chop wood and keep the house warm, -30C is not an unusual winter temperature in Canada where we were living. All things considered, we felt this was the most environmentally friendly way to heat our home. No metal tanks, plastic fuel lines, electronics etc.<br /><br />Now we live in a wee house in town, and had a ground source heat pump installed. LOVE it! Our electricity bill goes up in the winter by about $50CA a month, our regular bills is $100CA a month. We used to spend $1000 a year on firewood. So, now the house is warm all winter and we do not have to fell trees, section them into logs, split the logs, stack the firewood, carry the firewood into the house, burn the fire, and remove the ashes at regular intervals, as well has clean the chimney at regular intervals. Like I said, I LOVE the ground source heat pump, and the thermostat!Maggie Turnerhttp://www.maggeiturner.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8922954556426967855.post-69549549585946036862017-06-04T06:04:14.637-07:002017-06-04T06:04:14.637-07:00A thought-provoking post, Tom, and I think a lot d...A thought-provoking post, Tom, and I think a lot depends on one's situation. I live in Herefordshire, where there is, relatively speaking, quite a lot of deciduous woodland, and much available for harvest and local sale for timber and firewood. It helps, too, that we're friendly with a local tree-surgeon, for whom firewood is effectively a saleable by-product of his main business, so in our circumstances, our wood-burner is fairly moderate in its environmental impact, and being a modern one it's remarkably efficient and clean-burning.<br /><br />I think too, you also have to factor in the carbon-cost of winning the coal from the ground and transporting that (perhaps even halfway around the globe?) - after all, it doesn't grow on trees anymore... (sorry, awful pun) Michael Mablenoreply@blogger.com