On Fri, 21 Dec 2007 22:35:06 -0500, "Edwin Pawlowski"
wrote:


"Chris" wrote in message ...
Northwest Arkansas, In the last few years everyones gas bills had
doubled or even trippled at one time around here and people were upset.


But that is meaningless with no numbers. If gas was costing $10 a month and
tripled, it is still a bargain. People complain about price increases on
utilities all the time. If it was $200, that may be a different story. The
cost per therm is what counts.

I'm paying 18¢ per kWh for electric here. Gas is about 30% cheaper but I
can't get it where I am.


I have a 10 room house. The advantage to me with the electric oil
filled heaters is that I can heat only the areas that I'm in.

The propane heater I have is vented to the entire house.

The electric oil filled heaters cycle. They aren't pulling electricity
every moment.

I use a "Kil-a-Watt" meter that plugs into the wall and then I plug
the heater into it. It measures the exact KWH that is used by the
heater.

In three days of 24/7 heat, it used a total of 47 KWH. At 11 cents
per/KWH, that means I spent just over 5 dollars for three days of
heat.

I was filling my $700 dollar propane tank three times a year to do
nothing but heat my house.

There is no way I'll be spending $2,100 to run these oil filled
radiators this year.

I live alone. I heat the bedroom only when I'm in it. I heat the 600
square feet of my common area 24/7 when heat is needed.

No way is propane cheaper than this.