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Rob
 
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Our main living area (kitchen + family room=250sqft) is heated by a 1500w
baseboard heater which costs 7.5 cents/hr to run full bore. This area is
heated probably 12 hours/day. The living/dining room is heated maybe once
per week for 4-5hours by another 1500 watt heater. Bedrooms and rec rooms
another total of 10 hours/day. So, I add all this up and get about $2/day in
the dead of winter which last about 3 months here. Grand total about $200.
My neighbours are paying $1200-1500/yr to heat there entire 2500+sqft homes
with gas. Gas prices are approximately $11/GJ or $1/therm and elec is
5cents/KWH. Average winter temps are 40+F.

Now everyone is telling me to get a high efficiency furnace to save money.

Hmmm?

Oh, yes, I do sometimes turn on the furnace for the handful of days it drops
below freezing which might cost $100/yr.



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Joseph Meehan
 
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Rob wrote:
Our main living area (kitchen + family room=250sqft) is heated by a
1500w baseboard heater which costs 7.5 cents/hr to run full bore.
This area is heated probably 12 hours/day. The living/dining room is
heated maybe once per week for 4-5hours by another 1500 watt heater.
Bedrooms and rec rooms another total of 10 hours/day. So, I add all
this up and get about $2/day in the dead of winter which last about 3
months here. Grand total about $200. My neighbours are paying
$1200-1500/yr to heat there entire 2500+sqft homes with gas. Gas
prices are approximately $11/GJ or $1/therm and elec is 5cents/KWH.
Average winter temps are 40+F.
Now everyone is telling me to get a high efficiency furnace to save
money.
Hmmm?

Oh, yes, I do sometimes turn on the furnace for the handful of days
it drops below freezing which might cost $100/yr.


Right now you are spot heating and that is saving you money. It is
easier to do that with electric than central gas. I prefer to heat my whole
house so I pay more. I also save more with gas compared to electric where I
live. It sounds like you would not.

I don't recall the factors used to compare gas to electric so I can not
comment on that issue.

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m Ransley
 
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05kwh is cheap are you sure that is total cost with taxes etc figured
in. .05c kwh is near the cost of Ng. I pay .125c kwh in the midwest.
At that price and your minimal run time you may not get a good payback.

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Rebubba , are you on drugs ! Are you realy that stupid? Post some facts
if you disagree or are you just a REtard, I think Tard



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As usual REtardRebuba says nothing. Your loosing it buba. Did you run
out of your meds

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On Thu, 23 Dec 2004 22:58:31 -0600, (m Ransley)
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As usual REtardRebuba says nothing. Your loosing it buba. Did you run
out of your meds


Just more **** oozing out of your head, Mr Webtv boy? Here, I found a
product for you:
http://www.consumptionjunction.com/c...3&page=1&fav=0
Go buy yourself a case of it. Use it ALL. Then you can come back here
and join the "normal" people. Until then, stay in "fairyland" where
you belong.
Bubba
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Bubba posted for all of us....

Just more **** oozing out of your head, Mr Webtv boy? Here, I found a
product for you:
http://www.consumptionjunction.com/c...3&page=1&fav=0
Go buy yourself a case of it. Use it ALL. Then you can come back here
and join the "normal" people. Until then, stay in "fairyland" where
you belong.

He has the whitest teeth we've ever cum upon.
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Tekkie
 
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Bubba posted for all of us....

sense to pour **** out of your own boots. Wipe your chin. You look
disgusting!

Sorta like a glazed donut.
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Tekkie


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