Wondering why there seems to be so many boilers of anything besides electric furnace. Does the power constantly go out over there due to storms? Is it because most posters have old houses, and haven't switched over to electric? Is electricity outrageously priced? The reason I ask is because over here, I would actually save money with my electric furnace by simply using my finger to turn up the heat, vs spending $200 or $300 a cord of wood. That's not including all the work involved with wood, and constant attention to the fire. I've got multiple cords of wood, but it's all free, and wouldn't make financial sense if I paid for any of it. My bills in the winter months before having a constant fire was around $150 a month. Now it's around $95 to $100 a month with fires. So basically I've saved $250 over 5 months on my electric bill. I have mine pro rated at every 6 months, so the first 6 determines the price of the next 6 months. $250 is the price of one cord of wood around here for the better stuff. I burn through 4-5 cords in this old leaky 3,000 sq foot house. So it wouldn't make financial sense to spend over a grand for 5 cords of wood a season.
If it's because of storms, then I understand why one wouldn't want electric. I guess we lucked out, and have never in my almost 40 years had a power outage longer than a few hours, and usually due to a squirrel getting fried and popping a transformer.
If it's because of storms, then I understand why one wouldn't want electric. I guess we lucked out, and have never in my almost 40 years had a power outage longer than a few hours, and usually due to a squirrel getting fried and popping a transformer.
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