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Forum: Hungary

Jan 12th 2018, 10:51 am

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Firewood/Heating costs

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Posted By jetsam1

Re: Firewood/Heating costs

I've been told you need three piles. One that is fresh cut and covered. The second that was cut last year and a third that has had two to three years to season.

This has been our experience. We...

Forum: Hungary

Jan 12th 2018, 10:26 am

Replies: 55

Firewood/Heating costs

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Posted By jetsam1

Re: Firewood/Heating costs

18degrees is fine by me. These great things called jumpers......

Forum: Hungary

Jan 12th 2018, 10:02 am

Replies: 55

Firewood/Heating costs

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Posted By jetsam1

Re: Firewood/Heating costs

The walls are about a meter thick and made of earth!!!! About the only good thing about the house.........

Seems to hold heat in quite effectively, much better than my in laws' brick built house.

Forum: Hungary

Jan 12th 2018, 9:52 am

Replies: 55

Firewood/Heating costs

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Posted By jetsam1

Re: Firewood/Heating costs

My wife is at home all the time (maternity leave) so our heating is on all day. Normally as it is quite mild we have one fire in the morning and one in the evening and this keeps the warmth to an...

Forum: Hungary

Jan 12th 2018, 9:32 am

Replies: 55

Firewood/Heating costs

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Posted By jetsam1

Re: Firewood/Heating costs

If you're in the village and have a gas connection great. If not there isn't much choice in the matter. In our rented Tanya there was the option for a gas connection but I franly didn't trust it!
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Forum: Hungary

Jan 11th 2018, 5:36 pm

Replies: 55

Firewood/Heating costs

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Posted By jetsam1

Re: Firewood/Heating costs

Seasoning makes a big difference. We have just finished some three year old wood and even compared to the two year old wood there is a big difference in how it burns.

We got an ALKO log splitter,...

Forum: Hungary

Jan 11th 2018, 5:07 pm

Replies: 55

Firewood/Heating costs

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Posted By jetsam1

Re: Firewood/Heating costs

Using wood. But we have just cleared 1.5 hectares of woodland last year....

What type of wood are you using? Acacia is the best as it burns really hot and slow. Best buy you can make is a...

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