Trying to stay warm / myLot

Franklinton, North Carolina

February 20, 2019 12:39pm CST

Since I've moved to this big old house in North Carolina, I have not had propane hooked up. My husband wanted to buy a tank, for whatever reason, and that's been taking a long time to come together. So, I've been having to heat this large house, with single pane windows, with a combination of electric space heaters and a wood stove. It works OK as long as the temperatures are mild, but when it drops into the 30s I'm closing off most of the house and staying close to the fire.

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Arthur Chappell

@arthurchappell (44941)

• Preston, England

20 Feb 19

Always a good idea to close down rooms while no one is using them

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Sherry

@norcal (4889)

• Franklinton, North Carolina

20 Feb 19

Well, the house has a big, wide hallway. It's quite grand. In these old houses, often the living room is at the front of the house, and the kitchen is at the back. So, I do have to go through that cold hallway to get from my warm living room where the wood stove is, to the kitchen and the bathroom. It's warm in the living room, and semi-warm in the kitchen and bath, freezing in the hallway.

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Arthur Chappell

@arthurchappell (44941)

• Preston, England

20 Feb 19

@norcal always a problem with big properties sadly

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Sherry

@norcal (4889)

• Franklinton, North Carolina

20 Feb 19

@arthurchappell This house was built in 1910, so I assume they were cooking with wood. In the summer, they'd want the rest of the house away from the hot kitchen.

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Scott Andersen

@DocAndersen (54399)

• United States

20 Feb 19

We are a bit north of you (about 3 hours). Our house came with a wood stove insert in the fireplace. My wife and I didn't even consider that when buying the house. Now, when it is really cold outside, we can fire that up and heat the entire center of the house!

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Sherry

@norcal (4889)

• Franklinton, North Carolina

20 Feb 19

I actually love wood heat. I have used it for much of my adult life. Even when I get the propane heat (HVAC) going, I will still supplement with wood.

Marlina

@marlina (154103)

• Canada

26 Feb 19

Do you also have a wood furnace downstairs?

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Sherry

@norcal (4889)

• Franklinton, North Carolina

26 Feb 19

I don't have a wood furnace, only a small wood-burning stove. The house has an HVAC system, but it requires propane, and I don't have a propane tank hooked up. My husband is supposed to be working on that, but it hasn't happened yet.