fireplace question

Quote from Doubter:

One at a time=small fire sit close. Use rounds don't split. Use hardest of wood available. Start with some newspaper and warm your chimney so it will draw better.



i have round green logs from a evergreen tree that a storm blew over in the summer. i ignite them with a fake log, they dont burn very well---any suggestions ?

surfer
 
Move to the Outer Bank. We have all electric homes here and heat pumps. Plus our electric companies are regulated by the state and every time we have a hurricane, we have tons and tons of hickory and oak firewood that is free for the asking.
 
Quote from hoodooman:

Move to the Outer Bank. We have all electric homes here and heat pumps. Plus our electric companies are regulated by the state and every time we have a hurricane, we have tons and tons of hickory and oak firewood that is free for the asking.


my house is all electric with a heat pump. however, the electric company here is the most expensive in the nation. i am tempted to run gas lines to the house--the gas company will do it for free based on my current electric usage. the electric bills are BRUTAL this time of year--enough for a small office building i am sure.

surfer :)
 
Quote from marketsurfer:

$100.00 a cord ? that is cheap. it's 125--150 here on the east coast.

$100/cord because It's just piled- not neatly stacked. I think a neatly stacked cord here costs $120
 
Quote from randynutts:

You shouldn't breathe fireplaces for same reason you shouldn't eat smoked food. XX DANGER! XXXX HYDROCARBONS! XX

Everything is dangerous. I don't care to live past age 70 anyhow.... The brightest stars burn out the fastest.
 
Thankfully, North Carolina never fell for that deregulation of electric utilities scam.

The Outer Banks is really a great place to live. Its warmer than the rest of North Carolina in winter and cooler in the summer because of the ocean and the taxes are really low.

In the fall it becomes a veritable paradise up until January. The low here today was 26 degrees f. It snowed once last year and once so far this year but it didn't stick.
 
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