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How We Heat Our Off Grid Cabin In Winter

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  • Опубликовано: 16 авг 2024
  • Hello all. In this video we go over the heating system in our off grid cabin and how we are using wood from the surrounding forest as our main fuel source to keep the house warm in the harsh winters of Sweden where temperatures regularly drop below -30.
    You just cant beat the heat from a wood stove!
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Комментарии • 69

  • @TheDoomWizard
    @TheDoomWizard 3 месяца назад +1

    So calmly spoken

  • @mmwaashumslowww7167
    @mmwaashumslowww7167 Год назад +2

    A very relaxed chat on the Joy's of free heat. The chats about heat in the UK are stressed out, not knowing if it's going to be heat or eat. A smart and very wise move on your part, at just the right time.

    • @ash.pollard
      @ash.pollard  Год назад +3

      I can only imagine how tough it is there now and I feel for anyone who is having to make those decisions.

  • @fortague
    @fortague Год назад

    Two burners mate ! Join the club !! My house here in France is the same, you can't beat the heat that you get out of burning wood, my windows never steam up, my house is always warm, the heat flows through every room, yes I buy my oak logs for just 340 euro's a year but I never ever get cold, plus it keeps me fit, splitting, stacking and walking between the two burners once an hour to check on progress !
    I do have a diesel heater in my van and it's brilliant and I run it on heating oil I got for free 👍
    23 Deg at the moment in my house !!

  • @carlworrall
    @carlworrall Год назад

    The two of you should be proud of what you are creating out there,been watching you for years and glad you have found your slice of heaven you can do what you like when you like

    • @ash.pollard
      @ash.pollard  Год назад

      Thank you Carl 🙏 it's nice to be able to slow down and focus on what we enjoy 👌

  • @kamnapavon4638
    @kamnapavon4638 8 месяцев назад

    Hello England... From the States...

  • @susanlambert8164
    @susanlambert8164 Год назад +1

    Looks lovely and cosy Ash. You have done amazing with your home.

  • @bleak100
    @bleak100 Год назад

    Such a beautiful intro, I could watch that for 30 minutes. Nice colorgrading and quality of video you make, I will definitely subscribe.
    And what a lovely calming vibe you give off, I actually got relaxed watching this haha.

  • @jyrianttila4394
    @jyrianttila4394 Год назад +1

    I live in Finland and there is no way I would live anywhere without a wood stove, it's good that you have such well insulated house and a fire. Have you considered building some heat retaining mass for your stove. Like a chimney element that you can just stack on top of each other. Like i.e a Finnish product "Watti harkkopiippu" or a similar product. Love your videos.

    • @ash.pollard
      @ash.pollard  Год назад +1

      I would like to put in some kind of heat retention as these steel stoves do cool down quite fast. I will check out that product thanks!

  • @Allan9966
    @Allan9966 Год назад

    What a beautiful workshop! Thanks for the video.

  • @HoagesMoto
    @HoagesMoto Год назад

    I know you love a project Ash, be cool to see you have a crack at a steam turbine runnning off either of your fires as a means of electricity generation. More of a long term project when you start playing with water/radiator circuits but probably very achievable for you with some research and a couple of staged home made/modified turbines to support your electricty consumption when solar insn't an option (winter)

  • @johnsavage248
    @johnsavage248 Год назад

    Definitely hook up a thermal store to the stove, you won't regret it. Get one with electric immersions and you can then divert any excess solar to the thermal store in the summer using an iBoost. We have solid fuel heated water in the winter and solar heated water in the summer. Wouldn't be without a stove, but just watch them try and ban them

  • @BS.-.-
    @BS.-.- Год назад

    My last heating oil delivery was 3yrs ago and we havent turned our heater on in 1yr. We heat with wood in NY. All cut and split on site.

  • @Martin-vb1to
    @Martin-vb1to Год назад

    I recommend you to look into soapstone heat storing fire places. Those are very popular in Nordics and for example "Tulikivi" brand has fireplaces that you can combine with the water heating.

    • @ash.pollard
      @ash.pollard  Год назад

      It was very expensive for a proper stove with in built water etc so that's why I plan to make that myself. I would like to get some soapstone around it though to hold some more heat in

  • @re33ce
    @re33ce Год назад

    Ash You Made My Day 🔥🔥❤I was Waiting For This One 💯 Love The Industrial Look Suits The Barn Perfect 💯Have A look At Soap Stone, When You're Doing The Rads, The Disel Heaters Done The job, But The Fire Is Definitely The Heart❤Of The Home 💯💯🔥

    • @ash.pollard
      @ash.pollard  Год назад +1

      Glad you enjoyed it 😊 definitely want to try and get some soap stone around the fires to hold the heat at night when they die out.

  • @espenbenneche7097
    @espenbenneche7097 Год назад

    Great video as always !😊

  • @anfieldroadlayoutintheloft5204
    @anfieldroadlayoutintheloft5204 Год назад +1

    good vid ash on h the channel thanks lee

  • @brizol
    @brizol Год назад

    Hi Ash, Came for lost in europe, stayed for your journey :) Just a thought with your final comment. No power in the winter due to no sun, what about a wind turbine on the roof? the LIE vid i just watch it was blowing a hoolie... Appologies if you have already addressed it, catching up on the black log 🙃

    • @ash.pollard
      @ash.pollard  Год назад

      Awesome 😊👍 yea it's a tricky one with the wind. Sure there is pretty strong wind when we have a blizzard but to be honest it's quite rare. Most of the winter it's completely still, which is lovely but not great for generating power!

  • @OllyJelleyWildlife
    @OllyJelleyWildlife Год назад

    Nice one! Have you read the book "Norwegian Wood" ? Got some lovely stuff in it about acreage and land management for sustaining a firewood crop etc!

    • @ash.pollard
      @ash.pollard  Год назад

      Cheers Olly👍 I haven't but i shall have a look!

  • @Riiseli
    @Riiseli Год назад

    Nice set up downstairs. I like wood heating, but I personally enjoy cooking and baking in a masonry oven too much to go with simple stoves only.

    • @ash.pollard
      @ash.pollard  Год назад +1

      Ah yea that would be awesome 👌 maybe in the future we could make some upgrades 😊

    • @Riiseli
      @Riiseli Год назад

      @@ash.pollard I actually had to go and look up the video on the old house to see, if that possibly had a masonry oven, but no such luck. The wood stove is a good piece of equipment. The living room probably had a round masonry heater originally.

  • @ChrisandHeathervanlife
    @ChrisandHeathervanlife Год назад

    Ash, we visited friends in France over Christmas and on their log burners he had two elbows stuck to the top that air conditioning ducting was connected to. These fed along the ceiling into two other rooms and they say that they are very effective. I took a few pictures but Patreon wont let me message them to you.

    • @ash.pollard
      @ash.pollard  Год назад

      Ooo sounds interesting! If you have Instagram fire me a message on there 😊

    • @ChrisandHeathervanlife
      @ChrisandHeathervanlife Год назад

      @@ash.pollard Just sent you an insta message.

  • @FreeBirdUKVanLife
    @FreeBirdUKVanLife Год назад

    Nice one.

  • @dozukime
    @dozukime Год назад

    Hi Ash,been following you a few years now. You have given me good ideas & I like your views on stuff. Just subed on this channel.Talking about wood heating, how do you deal with mornings. Cold start or do you let it smoulder all-night?

    • @ash.pollard
      @ash.pollard  Год назад

      Welcome 😊👍 With the fires generally when it's cold out, say below -20, we stock both fires up before bed and choke the air right down so they burn for hours. Normally in the morning there's still a few embers left and the casing is still warm so just scoop the ash out and make a new fire with kindling I made sure was prepared the night before. Within about 5 minutes they are roaring again. When it's warmer out we are more relaxed as the house retains the heat pretty well.

  • @spiritwolf7
    @spiritwolf7 Год назад

    Heat the house with wood is the cheapest..still many swedes that dont understand it yet..even if the wood is outrageously expensive now it's still the best choice..you heat your water,got warmth in your house,and if you have a older husqvarna stove you even can cook your meal on it

    • @ash.pollard
      @ash.pollard  Год назад

      Great point! A properly integrated wood stove with water etc is definitely the best way in my opinion. Especially if it doesn't require electricity to run

  • @dreadedscotslass
    @dreadedscotslass Год назад

    Nice one Ash 👍😊❤ x

  • @jamesoncross7494
    @jamesoncross7494 6 месяцев назад

    Do you have outside wood boilers in Sweeden? They keep the mess outside and really crank the heat inside and all the hot water you'll ever need.

    • @ash.pollard
      @ash.pollard  6 месяцев назад

      I haven't seen any outside ones so far but a lot of houses have them in the basement

  • @stewmoyse7310
    @stewmoyse7310 Год назад

    good to ser yambolist buddy

    • @ash.pollard
      @ash.pollard  Год назад

      I'll never be selling that 😊

    • @stewmoyse7310
      @stewmoyse7310 Год назад

      @@ash.pollard i watched you bulid it kept me sane during lock down

  • @simonmcowan6874
    @simonmcowan6874 Год назад

    I often wonder what could be done with all that heat going out of the chimney, how to recirculate it through water for example, (to be stored in an insulated tank) untill the exhaust gasses are cold.... Just musings that's all.

    • @ash.pollard
      @ash.pollard  Год назад +1

      Good question! I'm sure there's so much that could be done with it. There's quite a lot of rules that go with installing a fire here so I didn't want to get too creative with the initial install as it has to be inspected. Hoping to make more use of the heat going forward though 👌

  • @IrenESorius
    @IrenESorius Год назад

    👍‍‍👍‍‍

  • @baggiecamper
    @baggiecamper Год назад +1

    I'd be interested to know what you are doing for hot water currently and your plans for future hot water. I was thinking a gravity system (to avoid electric pumps) but I guess your frugal with water because of having to fetch it from the well. Maybe a log burning water boiler in the future?

    • @ash.pollard
      @ash.pollard  Год назад

      Right now we just boil the kettle when we need hot water 😊 I'd like to try and figure something out in the future though when we plumb the well into the house (plan for the summer)

  • @andrewhough8757
    @andrewhough8757 Год назад

    Are you buying in your wood or harvesting your own ? Great vids by the way..

    • @ash.pollard
      @ash.pollard  Год назад +1

      Cheers Andrew. Up to now we have bought in the raw trees and processed ourselves. But going forward I may have a way to get them for free, I just have to cut them down and then in the future we will be buying our own forest

    • @andrewhough8757
      @andrewhough8757 Год назад

      @@ash.pollard Sound's perfect, self sufficiency has got to be the way forward. Unplug and crack on👍

  • @stevekirk6399
    @stevekirk6399 Год назад

    checkout "Using a excavator to mow, hammer, and load wood" his editing and camera work is similar to yours. also Thermoelectric Stoves can charge your batteries. you could set it up where the fire powers a steam generator? when I was a kid we had a back boiler my dad was a joiner free off cuts and are heat and hot water was free.

    • @ash.pollard
      @ash.pollard  Год назад +1

      I'll have a look cheers 👍 ah man so many options to play with here now! The thermoelectric units didn't seem to output that much power for the cost but then again we don't need a lot so could be interesting. I'd love to get power from the heat somehow though 👌

    • @stevekirk6399
      @stevekirk6399 Год назад

      @@ash.pollard there's a 3.5 hp Briggs & Stratton Engine conversion you can do which is perfect for you. then again a direct small tesla turbine is good. loads of options but not many you can buy and fit off the shelf. maybe you be the first, i'm sure there is a market out there.

  • @jayleigh7285
    @jayleigh7285 Год назад

    Ash how did you get all your stuff over from uk to Sweden

    • @ash.pollard
      @ash.pollard  Год назад +1

      Using an extremely overpriced courier service 🤣😫

  • @davidrogers1262
    @davidrogers1262 Год назад

    what do you cook on?

    • @ash.pollard
      @ash.pollard  Год назад +1

      Currently use a gas hob but going to look at induction soon

    • @davidrogers1262
      @davidrogers1262 Год назад

      @@ash.pollard that’s the way to go

  • @DUB-sential
    @DUB-sential Год назад

    I dread to think how much people scammed into leccy boilers are paying now to use them. Nout greener than trees mate lmao 🤣. Not sure why but a lot with gas heating are using diesel heaters thinking it's saving money, don't deny they are good heaters but yeah the maths doesn't work there, guess ya can see how much you are using. Next winter when prices haven't come down I wonder what the excuse will be .

    • @ash.pollard
      @ash.pollard  Год назад

      Yea with the cost of diesel now I can't see much of a saving if switching from conventional heating to diesel really. Only if you are using red or other fuels.