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While traveling to see family for Thanksgiving, we stumbled upon this advertisement at a gas station in southern Illinois. Remember the biggest argument from Outdoor Wood Boiler owners and the sales ploy by Outdoor Wood Boilers manufacturers?
Wood is a renewable energy and is so CHEAP, I save so much more money buying wood than I do using oil, natural gas, or propane.
Prices of oil has dropped rapidly in the last few months, but guess what wood prices haven't dropped at all, they have actually almost doubled in the last few years.
Well by doing a quick google search I found few examples of prices on cords of wood and how much they cost
Example 1:
FIREWOOD FOR SALE Green $200/cord. Season $300/cord. 16"-24" length.
*remember aren't we not supposed to NOT use "green" wood?
Example 2:
For the 2008 heating season I have approximately 20 cords of mixed hard woods for sale. The tree species include apple,cherry, elm, honey locus, maples, oak and a small amount of cedar. 2008 Fall & Winter prices by the 1/2 cord ($150), full cord ($250)or multiple cords ($220).
Example 3:
$350, Seasoned Cord wood / Firewood Cut Split Hardwood-
New England Hardwood... Seasoned Firewood for Residential and Commercial use. 24mths , Cut, split, 16” .
Cord Wood
Fire Wood
Seasoned
Split
Delivery Extra Depending on Location
The gas station was charging $3.99 for about four pieces of wood. Yes FOUR pieces of wood.
That will last a whole 5 hours in the burner.
So let's have a quick math lesson here kiddies:
If a cord of wood costs at minimum $250 dollars (as you can see prices vary) and an Outdoor Wood Boiler uses 6-8 cords of wood a year in a heating season(this of course varies due to location) how much money is spent in wood alone?
*SEE PICS BELOW FOR A STANDARD CORD OF WOOD
$250(low total) X 7 = $1,750
So I can almost bet you can heat your house for that much in a heating season, I know I certainly can.
So once again as I mentioned in the previous blog entry, don't believe the propaganda that OWB manufacturers and owners sell to you. It is all bogus.

