Heating/Fuel oil time

[oscar80]

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I use electric here in NC for heat and A/C and my bill usually doesnt get much over $200 in peak months. The coldest and hottest.

Dave

 

[SS MAYFLOAT]

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I have thought about electric heat, but my drawback on going that route is the area in which I live. When the temps are below zero, winds, snow, ice, and all the other things that nature throws at us,,,,,,,,,the electric always ends up going off line. To have a generator to run the electric heat, it would have to be a pretty good sized one. Right now with my oil (money disposal) burner, my generator can run it to keep the house warm. Of course, the woodburner doesn't need any electric to use.

To depend on only one source of heat in the north can get expensive and even deadly. I've had friends go to work and come home to find that all their pipes are frozen when the electric would go down. Yep, a person needs an alternative in the great white north. If I would use electric, I would still keep my other backups for emergencies.........SS

 

[mainexile]

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We use propane from a 500-gallon storage tank for our furnace, a supplemental "monitor-type" heater in the family room, and range. The furnace requires electricity, but the heater and the oven will still operate without it in the event that power goes out. Electricity rates here are linked to the price of oil and are way too high for electric heat. Wood is certainly an option, but the wife is scared of chimney fires, sooooo.....

 

[jay_merrill]

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If fuel prices continue as they have been, it would not be hard to believe, that getting free or cheap waste oils, of all types, will become a thing of the past.

Anything that burns will be a commodity of value, that other's will also be bidding for.

Same with fire wood.

If you don't have your own sources, the costs of these fuels might not offset the cost of the alternative heating system.

Exactly.

 

[Hoss the Hermit]

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Just bought a pellet furnace.

 

[Bob_VT]

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Oh well it is that time of the year again and the oil truck is coming today Got a cash price of $3.52/gallon at least it is better than the price in 2008.

I hate writing the check for this..........

 

[Fishing Dude too]

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I just bought a tank of propane cost about $200 should last 2 years natural gas at other house about $700 a year. Things to consider. As far as pellet furnaces many of them also burn corn.

 

[Bondo]

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Oh well it is that time of the year again and the oil truck is coming today Got a cash price of $3.52/gallon at least it is better than the price in 2008.

I hate writing the check for this..........

Ayuh,... As you know,... I ain't written 1 of those checks since Christmas last....
But,...
I just finished assemblin' my Brand New 37 ton Wood splitter last night, 'n test fired it up...

Now it's time to head out to the back 4, 'n start blockin' up all the logs my Bud dropped off over the last couple of weeks...

 

[lncoop]

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Still triple digits here. Walked in at 11:30 last night to find the condenser not even running. Don't think I'll need any heating oil for a while.

 

[rbh]

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Splitting time for us, good thing we still had 3 cord of wood left from last year.

Would hate to have to burn gas/oil with the price it is now.
Still a 3 way boiler would be nice to heat the shop and house, we could take off for a week in the winter and not have to worry (very much).

 

[roscoe]

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Just signed the propane contract yesterday, $1.90 a gallon. Should be $1800 for the winter, total of $2100 for the year.

 

[JRJ]

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Not bad if you haven't bought since 08, but the price may go down further before it goes up again.

 

[Bob_VT]

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Not bad if you haven't bought since 08, but the price may go down further before it goes up again.

I just did not bother to look for the other years but, it is an annual ritual. Yup, tank is full now and bank account lighter.

 

[SS MAYFLOAT]

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Thanks for bringing this up buddy ole pal I haven't had anytime to gather wood yet for this winter. It seems as I just found out the trouble with my left knee has the medil meniscus torn. Just like my right one was 3years ago. Going to put off the surgery till boat season next year . I will be great spending my 4 to 6 weeks recover time at the dock

Anyway, I did get a spare oil burner that I'm working on to burn waste oil. I'll use that outside to heat a closed water loop system to heat my house.

Heard today that oil has dropped below 90 for a barrel and expected to drop lower.

 

[Bob_VT]

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Hey contact Bondo he designed and built a great heating system

 

[rbh]

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I don't even want to think about it! I've been wrestling with my insurance company over installing a wood burner but so far, they seem to be winning. At least with any type of indoor install. FYI: Companies give homes a fire rating of 1 to 10, mine is rated 10, the worst possible rating becasue by the time the FD reached me all they need to bring is hot dogs and marshmellows. (Minimum of 20 minutes away in a fast car, fire trucks are not fast. )

Did the insurance people ask you to get a W E T T test done??? Wood energy technolgy transfer.

http://www.electrospec.ca/lib.vw.w2.htm

We had to replace our great wood stove with a new one because the CSA/ULC sticker had fallen of moons ago and got tossed (and the company went under so no call for a new sticker)

so we got the blaze "king", the big one, do not like the cat converter, but the box is great air tight a full load of birch last 40 hours+-.
Selkirk chimney ( the insulated stainless type passed) just have to build a bigger hearth.

 

[skargo]

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Having a pellet/multi-fuel stove installed soon. Tired of the propane companies games.

 

[Bob_VT]

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I do have a wood stove back-up installed in my basement. I can run the house up to 85-90 degrees if I burn wood. The pellet stove is a nice idea however it would have to be installed in the basement. Fairly large size home and pretty tough winter's here.

 

[WIMUSKY]

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Just signed the propane contract yesterday, $1.90 a gallon. Should be $1800 for the winter, total of $2100 for the year.

We're looking at $2.15/gal for 1000 gal. If we stay with the same company we have to sign by mid month. They're the highest priced around. But, I plow their bulk tank area. I know darn well if we go with someone else they would dump my services. As it stands, we still come out ahead by sticking with them. Look out if I ever do lose that account....... That tank couldn't come out fast enough.

 

[rbh]

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I do have a wood stove back-up installed in my basement. I can run the house up to 85-90 degrees if I burn wood. The pellet stove is a nice idea however it would have to be installed in the basement. Fairly large size home and pretty tough winter's here.

Nice thing about pellet stoves is they are almost zero clearance and the exhaust goes straight out the side of your home, no need for a real chimney (our building code anyways)