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We have a heat pump, but supplement it with our free-standing wood stove.		

Since cord-wood is "free" to us on our treed acerage (mostly blow-downs),
we use that for our fuel in the wood stove.   We usually bank the fire 
before going to bed, which lasts a few hours.  In normal weather conditions
(not too cold) the heat pump will then come on in the early morning and
only have to reheat a little, and not use the backup electric resistance
heating.

But in colder conditions (like now, here in Seattle area), I like to 
put a presto-log on before going to bed.  By damping the stove down,
there will still be a small amount of coals left in the morning.  
Otherwise the heat pump would be coming on with backup heat (very 
expensive).

I also use the presto logs sometimes when the power goes out overnight,
since the wood stove then becomes the sole heat source.  A couple of 
damped down presto-logs will only need checking every three hours or so.
Regular wood needs to be checked at least once per hour. 

Yes, the presto-log packages say you should only burn one log at a
time.  And some wood stoves should not burn them at all, 
due to the hotter temperatures (see your owners book).  Since my stove
is custom built of 5/8" steel and has a 36'x24' firebox, two presto's
work fine. 		
					
BTW, you can get presto-logs in bulk (by the pallet if you want!) at
farm and feed stores sometimes.  At least you can here in the great
Pacific Northwest 

Karen Robinson