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Ed Pawlowski Ed Pawlowski is offline
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Default Fuel usage calculator

On 9/13/2017 5:55 PM, Terry Coombs wrote:
Â* Anybody know of a calculator to guesstimate how much wood I'll need
for winter ? Will have to have an "average degree-days sort of input ...
I can find tables of average BTU's per unit for most species of wood - I
burn red and white oak almost exclusively .

Â* --

Â* Snag

I use he rule of thumb as 1 cord = 100 gallons of oul. Many variables,
of course.

These days I find it easier to write a check than split and haul in
wood. I do miss using the stove to cook on at times, or getting the
fire go down enough to open the doors and grill a steak.