melaniee

What do people recommend - log burner or reverse cycle ?

DrWho

R/C... Log burner's not so good on the cooling stuff...

Vim Fuego

Oil rads for the really cold month and ceiling fans for the rest.

worzel

Before bed time - A jumper, oil-filled radiators and slippers for the tiled floors

At bed time - a thick doona, extra sheets over the bed and maybe a bit of a fumble under the doona.

Hutch

You know - I have that problem with slippers too ...

Wendy

Log burner for the winter without a doubt. But you'll need aircon for the summer

melaniee

Already got ceiling fans. Need something for winter ! Do people find log burners a hassle ? We like them but wondered about reverse cycle 'cos the fans aren't enough sometimes in this humidty ! Is RC expensive to run ?

Wendy

My electric bills in the rental (pretty small 3 bedder) were $450ish during the winter with the reverse aircon on (in one room only) and about $200ish during the spring without it on.

Wood costs us $210 per ton delivered and we bought 1 and half ton last year (but we used it contstantly for a good 12 - 14 weeks), this house is a lot bigger and it heats all of it up if we leave the doors open.

Geelong Gent

ICF

gillysm

We've got both but only use the log burner in the winter as I find the R/C dries the air too much so it gets quite stuffy. For Qld winter we use about $130 worth per winter and I find I have mine on more often that Aussie friends! (But maybe my house is just cold as it's a Queenslander).

irishbloo

We had a log burner installed last April.It was a god send.There was hardly any mess putting it in.I have no hassle with it as my oh cleans and sorts it out.

quoll

All depends on where you live I suppose. We have a slow combustion stove for winter which is wonderful - it costs us very little because I have a scavenging husband with a chain saw. He has managed to collect us a couple of years worth of wood this year - mainly gum but he isnt proud and we have burned fence palings in the past. Only trouble is that you need a good wood pile so your garden has to be big enough to cope. I would love to have RC Aircon for summer but DH being the greenie he is, we just make do with a mobile evap cooler. We can get away with both in Canberra because our winters are nippy. Doubt you would need a slow combustion stove up in Qland but you would definitely need aircon.

If you dont have a husband who likes chopping wood - remember that it isnt just the split logs that you can buy, you also need the kindling stuff which can be a real PITA - then go with the easy option and get gas or electric heating.

Vim Fuego

But what if you don't want kids?

joh117

We had ducted heating in Melbourne.

Jo

scor

R/C