Hello,
I’m currently seriously considering buying a wood stove to heat the house in case of emergency. If placed in a good location, like a stairwell or similar, it can provide quite a bit of warmth for a small house.
At the current rate, fossil fuels will soon be worth their weight in gold.
I’d like to know what others who still heat with fossil fuels think about this. Photovoltaics and solar panels can’t be installed quickly or without significant investment, and electricity for heat pumps isn’t getting any cheaper either.
Firewood can usually be found somewhere for free, so I’m planning to use the summer to install a fireplace as a backup.
Good luck
I’m currently seriously considering buying a wood stove to heat the house in case of emergency. If placed in a good location, like a stairwell or similar, it can provide quite a bit of warmth for a small house.
At the current rate, fossil fuels will soon be worth their weight in gold.
I’d like to know what others who still heat with fossil fuels think about this. Photovoltaics and solar panels can’t be installed quickly or without significant investment, and electricity for heat pumps isn’t getting any cheaper either.
Firewood can usually be found somewhere for free, so I’m planning to use the summer to install a fireplace as a backup.
Good luck
M
motorradsilke9 Mar 2022 14:04haydee schrieb:
How cold does it actually get in a modern house without heating?It definitely depends on the season and how long the heating is off. Assuming the worst-case scenario: a power outage lasting several days. You still need to ventilate since even a mechanical ventilation system won’t work. If there’s no sunlight during that time, the indoor temperature will eventually approach the outside temperature.motorradsilke schrieb:
It certainly depends on the season and the length of the heating outage. Assuming the worst-case scenario: a power outage lasting several days. You would still need to ventilate since mechanical ventilation with heat recovery wouldn’t work either. If there’s no sunlight, the indoor temperature would eventually approach the outside temperature.I’m not so sure about that. Our attic has never dropped below 15°C (59°F). It’s insulated, with no heating and no mechanical ventilation with heat recovery. Not exactly comfortable, but not dangerously cold.M
motorradsilke9 Mar 2022 15:33haydee schrieb:
I'm not so sure about that. Our attic has never been below 15°C (59°F). Insulated, no heating, no mechanical ventilation system.
Definitely not comfortable, but not dangerously cold.You don't ventilate there either, do you?motorradsilke schrieb:
You don’t ventilate there either, do you? And the heated living space is directly below...
We are currently planning a hybrid stove (pellets and wood) to reduce our high oil consumption and as a backup solution.
haydee schrieb:
How cold does it actually get in a modern house without heating?The occupants provide their own heat, so do tealights,
and a party with many people helps.
I assume that if it is occupied, no frost will occur inside.
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