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Old 28-01-2008, 01:01 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening,uk.d-i-y
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Default Curing and splitting wood for burning

Nick Maclaren wrote:
In article ,
The Natural Philosopher writes:
| Huge wrote:
| On 2008-01-28, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
|
| A ton of coal or wood is probably not far off 1000 liters of heating oil
| in terms of heat output. I can easily get through that in 6 weeks here
| if the weather is ultra cold.
|
| Jesus, do you live in Siberia and have a prediliction for sauna-like
| temperatures? 1000 litres of oil lasts us nearly a year.
|
| BIG house.

Audley End?


Not that big. We have one like that nearby, and it takes about 10 grand
a year to keep it dry, let alone warm.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.