Have any of you looked into buying a wood burning stove.... ?

Once you get into Kansas on to the north you see a lot of them being used in small towns / rural settings..
Some of them have out side fresh air ducted to them. Some have blowers and have been hooked up to a central heat and air system.

I have a cousin who put one in his full basment. The heat radiates up though the floor of his entier house.

Have any of you looked into buying a wood burning stove.... ?

Once you get into Kansas on to the north you see a lot of them being used in small towns / rural settings..
Some of them have out side fresh air ducted to them. Some have blowers and have been hooked up to a central heat and air system.

I have a cousin who put one in his full basment. The heat radiates up though the floor of his entier house.

My grandparents have one that has a blower that puts out some decent heat. I wouldn't mind having something since I just have an open fireplace. Not sure how I could convert it to anything that wasn't as worthless as the fireplace is.

Have any of you looked into buying a wood burning stove.... ?

Once you get into Kansas on to the north you see a lot of them being used in small towns / rural settings..
Some of them have out side fresh air ducted to them. Some have blowers and have been hooked up to a central heat and air system.

I have a cousin who put one in his full basment. The heat radiates up though the floor of his entier house.

When I lived out in the country in Nebraska I had two of them. One was an insert into a fireplace with a blower and the other I had installed in the other part of the house. Kept the place pretty comfortable in those Nebraska winters.

OU48a,
A good friend has a Buck wood burner. The problem is, he can't use it unless it gets down into the 20's. It's actually too hot to use all of the time. He loves it at times, but it is not used much.
C. T.
Have any of you looked into buying a wood burning stove.... ?

Once you get into Kansas on to the north you see a lot of them being used in small towns / rural settings..
Some of them have out side fresh air ducted to them. Some have blowers and have been hooked up to a central heat and air system.

I have a cousin who put one in his full basment. The heat radiates up though the floor of his entier house.

Yeah I'm not sure why I use so much, doesn't make any sense. My house is newer and I checked the insulation and a lot of areas I show a depth of 11 inches. Sure there are some lower spots, but nothing to be overly concerned with. Since the end of September till Monday, 1/27/14 I've used 470 gallons. Normally I keep it cooler during the day, but my wife had been at home because she was layed off so I expected to use more than the previous year, plus with the addition of the colder weather.

I'd sure like someone who knew all of about this stuff to give it all a once over to see where I could maybe save some money and use less gas. I've had someone check the furnace out at the beginning of the year and they said it looked fine and everything worked, but still I'd like it to be working as efficiently as possible.

Anyways just not sure who could do that. PennyQuilts I know you live by me, so if you don't mind me asking, who do you normally use for propane?

We use Morrison Propane. They are out in Minco which seems further away but our realtor was from Union City and recommended them. They usually come right out and have always been nice. About three years ago, we seemed to be going through a lot of fuel and they soaped it for us to look for leaks but didn't find one. A few weeks later, husband messed with the fitting and after that it quit using so much fuel. We replaced both furnaces, last summer, and hopefully they are more cost efficient but I never really noticed much of a problem with the old one.

We use Morrison Propane. They are out in Minco which seems further away but our realtor was from Union City and recommended them. They usually come right out and have always been nice. About three years ago, we seemed to be going through a lot of fuel and they soaped it for us to look for leaks but didn't find one. A few weeks later, husband messed with the fitting and after that it quit using so much fuel. We replaced both furnaces, last summer, and hopefully they are more cost efficient but I never really noticed much of a problem with the old one.

Do you know what all he soaped? I've thought about doing the same just to doable check. I've heard of Morrison and seen the trucks. I use Rumley which is also out of Minco. I'd like to have a couple different options set up that way I can shop a little bit. I've heard that prices are expected to go down some in the next 2 weeks, so fingers crossed here.

The Cochin propane pipeline from Canada, owned and operated by Kinder Morgan, is now operational.
It had been shut down for serious maintenance for several weeks.... This along with warmer weather should gradually bring down the high propane prices.

Do you know what all he soaped? I've thought about doing the same just to doable check. I've heard of Morrison and seen the trucks. I use Rumley which is also out of Minco. I'd like to have a couple different options set up that way I can shop a little bit. I've heard that prices are expected to go down some in the next 2 weeks, so fingers crossed here.
I wasn't here but according to Husband, they soaped the whole thing. Obviously they were looking closely at the fittings but they soaped everything. If the prices drop substantially within two weeks, my husband is going to be aggravated with me. But I still hope they do.

The Cochin propane pipeline from Canada, owned and operated by Kinder Morgan, is now operational.
It had been shut down for serious maintenance for several weeks.... This along with warmer weather should gradually bring down the high propane prices.

I've read a couple places that say once weather warms up and distribution picks up, the prices are going to fall just as fast as they rose. Sure hope this is true.

I wasn't here but according to Husband, they soaped the whole thing. Obviously they were looking closely at the fittings but they soaped everything. If the prices drop substantially within two weeks, my husband is going to be aggravated with me. But I still hope they do.

Thanks for the info. I sure hope prices come down too. I understand wanting to be cautious and not run out, so he shouldn't be too mad.

Thanks for the info. I sure hope prices come down too. I understand wanting to be cautious and not run out, so he shouldn't be too mad.
It won't be mad - it will be "I told you so," which is sometimes worse. :)

It won't be mad - it will be "I told you so," which is sometimes worse. :)

Then you can tell him it must be nice to have all the answers, lol.

Then you can tell him it must be nice to have all the answers, lol.

"Ignore me at your peril," is a common refrain. It is infuriating but typically, he's right. :)