BrotherBart said:Thanks for posting that. Our heat pump died from lack of use years ago and I have often wondered what we were saving.
fossil said:Thank you for using only nine exclamation marks in the thread title. I already had to delete about 25 from an earlier post today. Rick
Jerry_NJ said:Yes, but the savings are the electric savings minus the cost of the wood/pellets/whatever.
fattyfat1 said:fossil said:Thank you for using only nine exclamation marks in the thread title. I already had to delete about 25 from an earlier post today. Rick
sorry fossil. :red: I'll try to contain my over-enthusiasm next time. I always get happy when I save money, with the rate my wife spends it, I'll take any small financial victory I can get.
Kinda of off topic but I got a quote from Rose and Walker for blown in insulation, then I priced it myself, it was a wash. I would only save about $15.00 doing it myself!pinewoodburner said:I wish my new stove heated up the entire house, but still have to supplement. Working on finding the air leaks first, then the insulation. I would love to cut off the oil. We are going to install a heat pump this spring. Have to replace the central air, it died. Since I started burning the new stove, oil burner comes on a lot less. Insulation has gone way up in price. Hopefully it will come down with this economy. The blow in type was $3.00 a bag 4 years ago now it is $10.
Jerry_NJ said:Yes, but the savings are the electric savings minus the cost of the wood/pellets/whatever.
Jerry_NJ said:Yes, but the savings are the electric savings minus the cost of the wood/pellets/whatever.
fossil said:Thank you for using only nine exclamation marks in the thread title. I already had to delete about 25 from an earlier post today. Rick
pinewoodburner said:I wish my new stove heated up the entire house, but still have to supplement. Working on finding the air leaks first, then the insulation. I would love to cut off the oil. We are going to install a heat pump this spring. Have to replace the central air, it died. Since I started burning the new stove, oil burner comes on a lot less. Insulation has gone way up in price. Hopefully it will come down with this economy. The blow in type was $3.00 a bag 4 years ago now it is $10.
beakon20 said:First year without the heat pump. Usually two fires a day. Went on vacation a few weeks back and checked the heat pump before we left so the pipes wouldn't freeze. Well it didn't turn on, transformer was blown. Anyways it was fixed, but I'm glad I don't have to rely on the heat pump this winter. Electric usage dropped around 60% but bill only went down some due to the high increase in the utility rate. Only used 500kw last month and still over $100. Two years ago that would have been $50.
I'm glad i'm not running electricity this year to keep warm.
pistonslap said:pinewoodburner said:I wish my new stove heated up the entire house, but still have to supplement. Working on finding the air leaks first, then the insulation. I would love to cut off the oil. We are going to install a heat pump this spring. Have to replace the central air, it died. Since I started burning the new stove, oil burner comes on a lot less. Insulation has gone way up in price. Hopefully it will come down with this economy. The blow in type was $3.00 a bag 4 years ago now it is $10.
I got blow-in insulation in Oct. for $5.95 a bag from lowes. If you buy 20 bags or more, the machine rental is free. After that you can return any leftover bags even if it makes your total less than 20 and still get the free rental. The difference in warmth when you do it right is phenomenal.
fattyfat1 said:you are welcome. I only wish we had a woodfired air conditioner for the summer.
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