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used 1100 gallons @ 69F - 1 zone a season before insulating home.
now 350 gallons @ 73F - 4 zones after properly insulating home. was time consuming but worth it i guess. i suspect oil and gas prices to only go up from here.
only one downside - other than the time i put in... before i used to sleep with a hat on due to draft from everywhere... now opposite problem. by the time the thermostat turns off, the radiators still radiate heat and temp goes up to 77F (oil boiler stops at 145F) even if thermostat is set to 73. then i have to open the windows in some not too close yet not too far area so it drops a bit. i had a heat rash twice already.
the problem is even worse on the second floor where if I leave the doors open, thermostat up their could be off and it'll still be 70F when its 25 outside. it never occured to me that I dont need heating on second floor whatsoever, and to make it even worse, there is abotu r30 (sealed) between each floor as well. all the heat goes up the staircase. feels like a nuclear plant in it sometimes. then i read up on something called stack effect.. yikes. when you solve one problem, another shows up. it never ends, and im growing old by the day. no more energy for this sort of stuff.
back when oil was 1.08, i could fill up for cheaper even at 1000+ gallons than I do for 350 now. what a joke.
Because heat pumps aren't optimal at lower temperatures, even the newer models. I'll take my $300/month oil bill over my neighbor's $600/month electric bill when his heat pump is cranking.
Depends on the heat pump and what you mean by lower temperatures. You get one that's meant for lower temperatures and they still provide efficient heating down to around -20F which is very, very rare on Long Island. Long Island's actually in a very good temperature band for modern heat pumps because it doesn't get even below 0F most of the time when you want heating and summers often do get hot enough that having the heat pump run as an air conditioner in the summer is worthwhile.
Your neighbor's apparently been taken for a ride if you have equivalent homes and that's how much they're paying for their electric bill. That *is* something that I've heard of happening in the past where less scrupulous salespeople have sold heat pumps that weren't rated for colder weather and what happens instead is that they're combined with electric resistance heating which is actually quite expensive and so when it gets colder and you really want that heat, what it does instead is pretty much use just resistance heating.
Say you need 300/400 gallons. Do they just fill it up for 3.99 then? Oil tank is outside. Don’t really need anyone coming inside.
Not sure what you mean. They don't come inside unless you need service or tune up for the boiler.
They are supposed to fill it every time they come, and after 2-3 times they get an idea how much you use.
Not sure what you mean. They don't come inside unless you need service or tune up for the boiler.
They are supposed to fill it every time they come, and after 2-3 times they get an idea how much you use.
I just need them to come once every year or two. Codfuel prices are 4.38
I just need them to come once every year or two. Codfuel prices are 4.38
I see, then you should stick with COD hope the prices don't go up too much.
Contracted option will drive by and fill up every month or so and will keep your tank full. How big is your tank?
I see, then you should stick with COD hope the prices don't go up too much.
Contracted option will drive by and fill up every month or so and will keep your tank full. How big is your tank?
Is that normal for homes to have 1000 gallon tanks? That's like 4 of my tanks. That's pretty huge, I kinda wish I had a big tank like that. Is that because it's one of those underground ones?
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