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Forum: Hungary

Jan 12th 2018, 6:18 pm

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Firewood/Heating costs

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Posted By Aquavit

Re: Firewood/Heating costs

Isn't this damp problem an issue with most, if not all, older Hungarian houses which were built without any damp course? I see it to some extent in my house and others around the village where the...

Forum: Hungary

Jan 12th 2018, 12:25 pm

Replies: 55

Firewood/Heating costs

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Posted By Aquavit

Re: Firewood/Heating costs

Maybe four times if you factor in the work to earn the money to pay for it :lol:

Forum: Hungary

Jan 12th 2018, 12:20 pm

Replies: 55

Firewood/Heating costs

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Posted By Aquavit

Re: Firewood/Heating costs

I'm in the same boat hobgoblins, it means quite an investment up-front to lay the logs down for seasoning and in the meantime finding ready seasoned logs to burn immediately seems to be near...

Forum: Hungary

Jan 12th 2018, 10:50 am

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Firewood/Heating costs

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Posted By Aquavit

Re: Firewood/Heating costs

Or maybe two or three winters hence to be properly seasoned!

Forum: Hungary

Jan 12th 2018, 9:57 am

Replies: 55

Firewood/Heating costs

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Posted By Aquavit

Re: Firewood/Heating costs

Your house must be much better insulated than ours, I light the fire in the morning and from then I am feeding it constantly to maintain a comfortable temperature. Logs every 30 minutes or so and...

Forum: Hungary

Jan 12th 2018, 9:53 am

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Firewood/Heating costs

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Posted By Aquavit

Re: Firewood/Heating costs

Thanks for the explanation Wolfi, of course in London the smog was caused by burning coal in open fires.

Do modern and much more efficient logburners still throw out these particles?

Forum: Hungary

Jan 12th 2018, 9:43 am

Replies: 55

Firewood/Heating costs

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Posted By Aquavit

Re: Firewood/Heating costs

One other thing worth mentioning, we are in the house all day so obviously heating is running continuously (apart from through the night). Not sure if others circumstances are the same?

Forum: Hungary

Jan 12th 2018, 9:25 am

Replies: 55

Firewood/Heating costs

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Posted By Aquavit

Re: Firewood/Heating costs

That sounds very attractive, economical to run and as well as no mess - no work in cutting and splitting logs!

If we were starting from scratch I would probably go that route, although my...

Forum: Hungary

Jan 12th 2018, 8:26 am

Replies: 55

Firewood/Heating costs

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Posted By Aquavit

Re: Firewood/Heating costs

Thanks all, some useful info here.

It would seem from user experience quoted in above examples that gas is no more expensive than wood, but it's not an option for me as the cost of converting...

Forum: Hungary

Jan 11th 2018, 8:08 pm

Replies: 55

Firewood/Heating costs

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Posted By Aquavit

Re: Firewood/Heating costs

All the Hungarians I talk to swear by logs and tell me that gas is very expensive. Is your heating bill comparable to mine?

Forum: Hungary

Jan 11th 2018, 7:55 pm

Replies: 55

Firewood/Heating costs

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Posted By Aquavit

Re: Firewood/Heating costs

Yes Wolfi, that is what is troubling me - 80,000Ft per month is a big heating bill.
I wonder if the wood is not seasoned and with a high moisture content therefore making it inefficient?

My, so...

Forum: Hungary

Jan 11th 2018, 5:29 pm

Replies: 55

Firewood/Heating costs

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Posted By Aquavit

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Thanks Jetsam, I have a chainsaw and axe so do cut some of my own timber. It's a lot of work though, so maybe a log splitter would make sense - what is the cost of these?

I also buy in ready...

Forum: Hungary

Jan 11th 2018, 2:48 pm

Replies: 55

Firewood/Heating costs

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Posted By Aquavit

Firewood/Heating costs

In my second winter now and still on something of a learning curve with my logburner as regards which fuel is most econimcal and/or best.

Like a lot of things I'm surprised how expensive firewood...

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