That again.dlj wrote:
I've owned a Glenwood #6 for many decades. Burned wood for several of those decades. I wouldn't say a Glenwood #6 burns wood great. Does OK. Burns coal great! You can burn both wood and coal in it, but it's really excellent at burning coal...
That.
I burn wood in my G-dub #8 in the spring and fall with great success. I fire it up, load it before bed and the house is sufficiently warm after the fire goes out sometime in the middle of the night.
Aint no way in hell I would go through a Michigan winter burning wood in that stove.Having as much wood as you do, I'd get a modern wood stove. They run far better than older style wood stoves burning wood. You can't burn both fuels well in one stove. There are too many complications between the fuels. The old stoves, like my Glenwood, burn coal very well, but none of them are anywhere near as efficient as a modern wood stove, plain and simple. Modern wood stoves are excellent at burning wood.
If you have all the wood and you still like the work, get a modern woodstove sans catalyst and burn wood.
If you want to do it the easiest and most efficient way while still getting your wood fix....cut and sell the firewood to pay for your coal.
I CANNOT begin to tell you how civilized coal is compared to wood heat. It is one of those things in life where, once you burn coal in a good burner....you'll be looking at yourself in the mirror wondering "what in THEEE hell was I thinkin'???".