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Heat bill? what was your total cost?

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Midwest redneck

03-18-2007 05:57:59




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Well as winter dies down my corn stove has helped out a lot. I used 750 gallons of Propane and 2600 pounds of corn and about 1300 pounds of wood pellets. I saved about $500 for the winter season. (not bad) I have learned how to run the corn stove more efficiently and I can actually run the stove on the lowest setting without the main furnace turning on and I use about 1/2 the amount of corn/pellets. So next year should be even more of a savings. I am going to try to use all the corn I have stored up, about 500 pounds as of now 3-18. Well lets here it from the guys with the corn stoves, how much money did you save.

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hay master

03-21-2007 06:47:35




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 Re: Heat bill? what was your total cost? in reply to Midwest redneck, 03-18-2007 05:57:59  
I have electric forced air furnace and supplement with an airtight and thermostatic blower. My highest electric bill was $300 in February, when it was zero to 10 degrees. Firewood is usually free and just my time to split it with a homemade gas powered hydrualic splitter, maybe $10 in fuel plus $5 for the chain saw fuel. Paid $200 for the splitter. I run the airtight woodstove when at home and use the ceiling fans to circulate at 2000 sq. ft. ranch style house. Not too bad.

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RVS

03-19-2007 10:48:29




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 Re: Heat bill? what was your total cost? in reply to Midwest redneck, 03-18-2007 05:57:59  
So far this winter it has cost me 2 BBQ lighters .99 each
20L of gas at .98 per litre
1 six pack of oil $10.00
1 jug of chain oil
$100.00 in diesel fuel for buddies truck that brings me my wood
2 Hair cuts to even the rest of my hair with the burnt front hair
Ther might be an odd beer in there too!
I built my own outdoor boiler 5 years ago and have not bought any oil for heat since
I have a friend in the wood business that does removals in rersidential areas and he gives me all the wood I need. He says its cheeaper to give it to me than dispose of it in a landfill site.(works for me) Iheat my house that is 3,200. sq ft up and down heat my 1200. sqft shop and my wifes 300sq ft green house. Tha house has been this warm since the new system. % years ago they wanted $11,000. to put in the system that I have now it cost me just under $4,000 in materials plus my time.If I had to pay for all the wood I would rethink some of the system to be more efficient. So far so good.

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jhill52

03-18-2007 08:32:39




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 Re: Heat bill? what was your total cost? in reply to Midwest redneck, 03-18-2007 05:57:59  
I have a Geothermal system also. Cost me about the same as GaryIa to heat here in Mi. Mine cost $5000 complete 15 years ago when I built the house. Mine is open loop. I pull the water from a well and dump it in the creek out back. I had to have the freon recharged last yr otherwise I have never had a problem otherwise . Service man tells me he has put in hundreds and never has to go back to service them.

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Leaky Boot

03-18-2007 07:43:18




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 Re: Heat bill? what was your total cost? in reply to Midwest redneck, 03-18-2007 05:57:59  
Few dollars in fuel to harvest wood for the Hardy Wood Furnace. Built a fire in Nov and same fire still going today. Since the big ice storm in Jan I've only burned limbs that fell in the area I mow so would have had to move them anyway.



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Dave from MN

03-18-2007 07:28:08




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 Re: Heat bill? what was your total cost? in reply to Midwest redneck, 03-18-2007 05:57:59  
Just over $250 for LP, including the last "courtesy fill". Wood furnace did a good job again this year, my only problem is getting the wife and oldest child to start and stoke up the fire when I am gone. Just made up 2.5 gallons of chainsaw gas to start cutting next 2008 firewood tomorrow. My wood is free for the taking, but I have been trying to make sure I fill up the property owners pile good before I am done this spring. I think it is worth it.

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georgeky

03-18-2007 07:23:30




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 Re: Heat bill? what was your total cost? in reply to Midwest redneck, 03-18-2007 05:57:59  
I spent about 15 dollars on gas and oil for my chain saw and maybe another 30 for gas in the old M. I heat exclusevly with the wood stove. Oh the wood stove was given to me by a friend 15 years ago. Worse trouble is coming in from cold that thing will put you right to sleep.



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IaGary

03-18-2007 06:43:47




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 Re: Heat bill? what was your total cost? in reply to Midwest redneck, 03-18-2007 05:57:59  
No corn stove but my geothermal furnace is pretty economical to operate.


Costs me about $250-$300 to heat the house for the winter here in Iowa.

Gary



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Midwest redneck

03-18-2007 06:47:12




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 Re: Heat bill? what was your total cost? in reply to IaGary, 03-18-2007 06:43:47  
Is geothermal described as a long coolant line down in the ground and you pump the coolant through a heat exchanger in the house. What did the geothermal cost to install.?



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IaGary

03-18-2007 06:51:13




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 Re: Heat bill? what was your total cost? in reply to Midwest redneck, 03-18-2007 06:47:12  
When I installed mine it cost about $5000 over a LP furnace back in 2000.

I just have the water lines buried in a pit in the back yard to form a loop out and back to the ground source heat pump.

Gary



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Dave from MN

03-18-2007 07:29:42




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 Re: Heat bill? what was your total cost? in reply to IaGary, 03-18-2007 06:51:13  
Gary, how does that system inpact your electric bill? Is there any info on how long the system will last? Just curious.



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IaGary

03-18-2007 09:20:41




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 Re: Heat bill? what was your total cost? in reply to Dave from MN, 03-18-2007 07:29:42  
Thats what the $250 for the winter is for the electric to power the compressor and circulation pumps.

I know of systems that have been in for 15 years that are still going.

Mine had a reversing valve go bad 3th year of operation but was warrantied.

Gary



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