Future Firewood Demand Optimism?

[Puffingbilly413]

Just now, openspaceman said:

Okay  sorry if I misinterpreted. So we agree  good insulation  works both ways and a house with high thermal mass will have less temperature fluctuations with exterior insulation.

 

I still haven't attempted wall insulation  for my solid walls because it would destroy the look of the two tone bricks.

We do indeed agree 😀

 

Yep there’s no way I’d be putting external insulation on our house, purely for aesthetic reasons. 

[Puffingbilly413]

10 hours ago, Woodworks said:

A stone built house with insulation on the outside is the best of all worlds IMO. All the stone is thermal mass so it doesn't fluctuate in temperature quickly. If you insulate the outside (EWI) in the winter all that stone gets warm and stays warm. In summer the insulation slows the walls heating up. And they wall will balance day/night temps

It’s an interesting one. Houses in the Ardèche in France (and elsewhere I guess too) have thick stone walls and it’s nice to feel some warmth off the walls inside at night after the stone has absorbed the heat of the summer sun during the day 

[Billhook]

4 hours ago, Rob_the_Sparky said:

I don't know any details but for sure a pond can be used but it might have to be quite large.  One of the University of Surrey's buildings is heated using this technique but the pond is actually quite a sizable lake.  Interesting about the amount of heat from the core.

 

wrt solar hot water:

How do you avoid boiling the tank if not using water fast enough?  If you size the panels to be useful in winter then in summer the power is just going to be far too much. (also going on holiday might be an issue)

As most systems appear to be pumped, how do you prevent it boiling if the pump stops?

 

Both of these have been things stopping me moving beyond thinking about it.

In the Summer the radiators are off and the heat is just for the hot water, but if it becomes too hot a valve opens and relieves it through the radiator system 

Bit like ground source heating in cold ground the solar is not much good in Winter in our dull climate, but for us it works well in the Summer

[arboriculturist]

Firewood has been at too low a price for sometime. 

With the rise in oil and gas prices now is the time to follow suit. £130 for Hardwood now and it's made little difference to sales - remember it can take up to 5 times as long to grow / tonne as softwood.

I suggest everyone follows suit as it's too easy to fall into the trap of being a busy fool without realising it.

[Billhook]

1 hour ago, arboriculturist said:

Firewood has been at too low a price for sometime. 

With the rise in oil and gas prices now is the time to follow suit. £130 for Hardwood now and it's made little difference to sales - remember it can take up to 5 times as long to grow / tonne as softwood.

I suggest everyone follows suit as it's too easy to fall into the trap of being a busy fool without realising it.

Good man!  Must make the most of the current opportunity in the high prices of gas, oil and electricity

As My dear old dad used to say  "'tis an ill wind that blows nobody any good"

It is just the same in farming, wheat should be five times its current price and so should firewood.  Values become lost when inflation takes hold.

[daveatdave]

what if (as i know nothing ) ground and air heat pumps has taken up in the future will it take heat out of the planet and bring on a ice age will it affect the soil insects  same as taking heat out of ponds/lakes instead of 2inch of ice will it be 6 inch the bottom will be colder will it have a effect on the fish and other life in them ?

[Billhook]

7 hours ago, daveatdave said:

what if (as i know nothing ) ground and air heat pumps has taken up in the future will it take heat out of the planet and bring on a ice age will it affect the soil insects  same as taking heat out of ponds/lakes instead of 2inch of ice will it be 6 inch the bottom will be colder will it have a effect on the fish and other life in them ?

Good bit of lateral thinking Dave.  Perhaps it will counter global warming?  The soil has a whole lot more life in it than just a few insects, it is a whole ecosystem when in good condition.

[difflock]

39 minutes ago, Billhook said:

Good bit of lateral thinking Dave.  Perhaps it will counter global warming?  The soil has a whole lot more life in it than just a few insects, it is a whole ecosystem when in good condition.

Bloody obvious thinking to my simply mind.

no free lunches.

Simply robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Which is why I did not install a ground source heat source beneath our alreadly marginally productive cold dour Northern soil.

[Billhook]

I would have thought that a very deep borehole would be a less instrusive way of retrieving the heat from below

 

 

[Billhook]

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