We've been running the furnace almost a week off and on, but it looks like it's going to be more on than off from now until spring. Going to have a friend come over tomorrow afternoon and help us clean the chimney then we'll be able to use the wood stove when it gets cold in the evenings (it won't draw if the outside temp is above 40 or so). We had a chimney fire two winters ago and I don't want to repeat that, so scary when the stove starts rumbling and won't close down. Ended up dousing the wood with water, which sent up steam, extinguishing the chimney fire, but not before neighbors called the fire department. They came and wanted to inspect the stove, chimney, and attic, which was fine, but we had closed the dampers and the firefighters didn't know how to open them, opened the stove and filled the house with smoke. Set off every smoke alarm in the house! We had a good laugh after that was all said and done, and the house aired out.