In article . com, " wrote:
Living in Quebec which supposedly has the cheapest hydro rates in
North America I'm considering changing from an old oil fired boiler to
an electric boiler.
I have a relatively small house and the much smaller boiler unit, no
more oil tank, cleanliness and apparently faster heating time really
appeals me.

Faster heating time with an electric boiler than with oil? No way.

Any faster heating that you might see is due *solely* to the "smaller boiler
unit". Older units were frequently oversized. Compare heating times on
electric and oil units of the same size.

Anyone have thoughts on this?

Considered natural gas?


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It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.