Holy heating bill!

[holyford86]

In the hose I live in 100 gals of #2 fuel oil heats the house for three weeks the stuff is about $3.14 a gallon right now. And thats with the most efficient oil boiler we could get two years ago. I believe the efficiency rating is 92% 37 single pane windows in a 101 year old house isn't kind to the wallet even though it has been insulated. Good windows are also a ridiculous amount of money. The windows would need have to be custom made and the way that they are laid out the walls would practically have to be reconstructed to fit a stock size window in. 500 bucks a pop plus installation is quite a big chunk of change. thats 18,500 just for the windows.

 

[swamprat]

We got a couple of those oil filled electric radiators. We have a good sized living room with vaulted ceilings. They keep it warm.We have a fireplace but is is not very efficient. Keeps the living room hot but the rest of the house is ice cold. I keep an eye on the thermostat and make sure nobody raises it. I need one that requires a code or something.

 

[DesertStorm]

My wood stove burns 24/7 from Nov. to April. When I first moved into my house i had the $300 heating bill blues. Got me a Craftstove freestanding for $100 used. Ran some double wall stove pipe and now I have free heat galore. Gas bill now $5-$15. Keep t-stat at 65 the house stays around 74-80. I get a little hot on warmer nights but thats ok. Getting the firewood is fun too. Playing in the mud to get back in the woods and watching BIG trees fall. I love it.

 

[ashleyroachclip]

I have a 3 bedroom 2 bath , and also a wife that fucks with the thermostat .
My bill last month , was 147.00 , temps were not real cold .
This next month I suspect about the same price .
I do like having Electric everything , and a heat pump.
Looks like a house built here with the geothermal set up is a bit more than where others live .
Probably because this is the biggest Nazi state in the nation as far as politics are concerned , but it is just such a beautiful place geografficly

 

[samsonitesamsonite]

when I lived in washington we had the cheapest electric in the nation. family budget plan was 80$ a month all year long.

 

[skippy]

my heating bill for november is $66.06,dang i love the south.went down a lot just converting to tankless water heater.of course we haven't seen real cold weather yet.last year highest bill was around $120.

 

[Dave R]

Dave, my electric bill displays KWH (kilowatt hours) used. Would the 225KW be 225KWH?

My bill doesn't show the rate, but dividing my last kilowatt hours used and bill amount due, it looked like it was around $0.12 per kilowatt hour.

If that's right, does that meen the heater is going to up my bill by $27 for using the 225KW's?

Correct on both counts. Though your bill probably won't rise quite that much. Generally there are other fees and misc charges, not related to the amount of power used, on the bill. So dividing the total bill by the usage usually will show a higher per KWH rate.

 

[Snowplow]

This is exactly why I have an electric heat pump in my house. People thought we were nuts for not switching to gas about 10 years ago when the gas company offered to do a free tie in. I knew the merits of having the heat pump thats why I stuck with it. They only require electricity, unlike a furnace that uses a fuel along with electrical, so thats one thing thats nice.

Our house is about 6000sq ft (thats including my finished basement) and my electric bills are about $400 a month all winter. Thats for my heat, my stove, TVs PCs, the home theater, dryer, everything. Can't beat that with a stick in todays world.

Jim, look into a PTHP (Packaged Terminal Heat Pump) for your place. You can shove it into a window like a window AC, they don't cost a ton (700-2000 depending on size) and will use less power then a electric heater.

 

[Bill G]

Have any of you that use #2 fuel oil to heat their house think about making biodiesel from waste vegtable oil? It cost less the $1.00 a gallon to make and most places will just give you the oil. Some of you that live in the colder climates might want to look into it.

 

[kimcrwbr1]

heat pump

Yea depending where you are normally propane and oil are the most expensive ways to heat. I install HVAC we install trane equiptment but any high effeciency heat pump all electric would probably save money in the long run they are not cheap tho. Just putting in a good energy setback t-stat and keeping the temp the same day and night say 68 degrees and open all the vents in the house. we set our stats to run 3 cycles per hour and only the outside walls are insulated so when the heat turns off it goes through the walls to the colder rooms and furnace cycles faster longer just a couple things to try

 

[wahlstrom1]

...bringing back the dead! Check the post date.....

 

[Will]

When you do searches like you are supposed to, these posts show up. They aren't closed so I wouldn't try to shame people out of posting in them. Nothing on this entire site is exacty cutting edge technology.

That said, it's appropriate to post the official crypt opening photo:

 

[wahlstrom1]

My bad....fingers before thought sometimes....

In an effort to lower heating bills, I had a digital thermostat installed that lowers the room temp by 10* in the daytime when no ones home.....so far I'm averaging $15-20 a month less so it should be paid off in time for next winter!

 

[mattpresley]

I just dont use a heater...........

 

[red85]

Holy crap. We keep our house at 68* and the gas bill is still sky high! Welcome to Canadian winters...