Wow the Artic Freeze is here!!

[mrsleeve]

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Had a similar issue this spring, the place we bought, has a HUGE (too big really to be practical) wood stove in the shop. Insurance outfit we have been with for nearly 20 years would only quote and write a policy on the property under the condition that with in 48 hours of getting possession of the keys that we had to remove the stove. Reasoning was they dont cover, "wood burning appliances in garages, barns, shops etc...

I laughed and told them that was not going to happen and made some calls, found a outfit with better coverage, a 50% cheaper quote, and gave 0 shits about the barrel stove in the shop, and I am putting a wood stove in the house sometime before next winter, and swaping the bulk of the heating over to that. I grew up on wood heat, had stove in the kitchen, and fireplace in the living room and a combo wood/oil forced air unit in the basement for the bulk of the heating. I love wood heat

Tell your pops to shop around this kinda shit pisses me off........

[rturbo 930]

The ins. companies are cracking down on fireplaces now? Talk about a fucking nanny state.

My parents also live on 10 acres and heat their house with wood, and I know my dad would have a fucking fit if someone said he couldn't do it anymore.

[Powling]

They don't run natural gas in my area, so my choices are the existing electric baseboards or the 2 woodstoves in the house. We had to run electric heat one of the first winter months we were in this house, and the electric bill was ~$740. Needless to say I heat primarily with wood after that. I've been burning through a ton of wood though lately with the temps around here.

My parents live on 10 acres of forrest and chop all their own firewood and solely heat the house with wood. They've been doing that for over 30 years, and now the insurance companies want to force them to stop due to the 'risk' of a wood burning fireplace.

Needless to say my dad is pissed and digging his heels in.

[chadthestampede]

They don't run natural gas in my area, so my choices are the existing electric baseboards or the 2 woodstoves in the house. We had to run electric heat one of the first winter months we were in this house, and the electric bill was ~$740. Needless to say I heat primarily with wood after that. I've been burning through a ton of wood though lately with the temps around here.

[mbonder]

My gas and electric was 105 last month and I had the garage furnace on then too so expecting it too be about 140 this month. I have had a lot of company over the holidays and sorts so the extra showers and dish and cooking has raised gas usage.

Agreed I am not gonna freeze but I am not above wearing long sleeves and pants in the house vs some that might wear shorts and a t-shirt. 65 is a good temperature for me.

Yep, I do the same thing, layers until it warms up!

[ForcedFirebird]

I would love to have y'all's electric bills! Shop bill goes as much as $170 in the summer (big fans running) and was $105 last month. I don't think I have seen under a $300 electric bill in at least 15yr. Four kids = lots of laundry, hot water and FL requires A/C about 360 days a year.

[M-technik-3]

My gas and electric was 105 last month and I had the garage furnace on then too so expecting it too be about 140 this month. I have had a lot of company over the holidays and sorts so the extra showers and dish and cooking has raised gas usage.

Agreed I am not gonna freeze but I am not above wearing long sleeves and pants in the house vs some that might wear shorts and a t-shirt. 65 is a good temperature for me.

[LowR3V'in]

at least the bum population drops with the temps.

[mbonder]

It will undoubtedly be high, but it's one of things that is what it is. I'm not going to freeze to death in my own house so pay up I will. Last month was ~$190, I'm expecting somewhere close to $300, it seems as though the furnace isn't off for more than five minutes lately.

[M-technik-3]

Yeah I am a bit freaked about what my heating bill is going to be as I have the heat in in my garage as well. Granted it's set at 40 degrees and the house is at 65.

[ForcedFirebird]

It's even making it's way down here. 30's and 40's is cold for this far south. Bays are freezing in northern parts of FL. One of my kids go to FSU and had a thin layer of snow/ice covering the car this morning.

[mbonder]

Yeah, this weather is truly terrible. Will be in negative digits each night for the next 3-4 supposedly. The wind is the worst though, just cuts through you regardless of how many layers you're wearing.

[M-technik-3]

Wow that was a ton of snow combined with the wind made it worse and this weekend the temps will be in the -15 range before wind chills.

[mbonder]

Good luck sleeve, it's snowing in NJ right now too, but not nearly at the rate you're seeing, we'll see a few inches today/tonight, nothing major.

[mrsleeve]

Well in general, in western diets its not that big of concern since its in your table salt, but if you avoid salt and what not you can have issues getting enough in your diet.