Hello everyone,
I am near completing my 2nd winter in a wonderful 30' Pacific yurt in Southern British Columbia. Wondering if you may be able to chip in on my winter setup and help improve/lower my wood consumption.
Some details to paint the picture, the yurt is heated by a Neostone 2.5 wood stove. This stove weighs is at a hefty 460 lb' of stove + 370 lb's of soap stone wrapped around it as a heat sink. This stove is rated to heat large spaces, I cant remember to exact sqftage but I believe it was double the sqft of the yurt.
The platform of the yurt is insulated with r22
which is under 3/4 t+g plywood. The yurt has
kit on the walls and celling and three doors at 12 o'clock, 3 and 9.
I have a kitchen sink inside the yurt but the shower and bathroom are in an outbuilding so water vapour inside the yurt is quite minimal.
The winter temps here do go below 0 but often only over night or sometimes for a week or 2. Snow amounts seen to increase each winter and so does the cold.
Ive been burning dry Fur wood mostly with some maple, the issues is I seem to burn though around 6-7 cords a winter which seems considerable to me and what the acreage I live on can sustain.
The stove runs like a champ, Im pretty seasoned on wood stove operations. The stack comes out the top, up 24" then 90s back and out of the yurt. I have had some creo build up at the very top but its normally if I have dampened the stove down to much trying to get a long burn and I've learnt my lesson.
The temperature in the yurt is aways fluctuating a bit but in general it is in-between 18c (64f) to 25c (77f) at head height on the main floor, the sleeping loft is of-course always warmer. Is this above the temperatures other yurt dwellers try to maintain?
I do use a fan on the ceiling to create air flow, on cold nights I hang a wool blanket under the doom and this helps a lot and I also cover the door with micro fibre sheets to stop drafts. In addition I added a strip of insulation around the top edge of the platform where the canvas comes over, this created a seal around the walls of the yurt to stop drafts.
Covering the doors seems to be an issue as the plexiglass condensates considerably.
Is this just par for the course or is there a way to improve this?
I have researched a lot regarding adding insulation the
and I am not closed to the idea but am very aware of vapour barrier issues, mold and losing the beautiful celling display.
I love living in my yurt but also consider budding a cabin some days when I think about the insulation qualities that can be built in easily.
Many thanks in advance.
Yurts and energy consumption (Firewood)
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