Hello. I am new to this and I would like to know what an average ton useage is for a house around 1200 square feet. I bought a englander 25 pdvc it is a used model. I think it is around 7 years old it does not have auto start up. I only need it for the really cold season in Ohio I have an electric heat pump for the other days. I also have a englander wood stove that I like very much, but I am hopeing the pellet stove will work well and not cost me to much to use. I like the fact that I wont have to cut and split wood, less mess, no setting the alarm to feed the fire or worying if I left the door open and driving home to find out nope its closed. Any info would be great. Thanks
Average ton useage per year
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harleysporty1200
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Harleysporty, how many sq. ft. did you heat, and what temp did you keep the house? That info will help Gripper better, IMO.harleysporty1200 said:
newf lover
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It really depends on where you live, what kind of winter we have, and if you run it 24/7, or only when you're at home. We have a 1400 sq. ft ranch with a great room, and the stove was installed at the end of December. Went through a little over 2 tons, but did not burn 24/7 in the beginning. I expect to go through around 3 1/2 tons. I would say on average, many people go through somewhere between 2 and 4 tons.
kbjelka
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198 bags for me last year, two bags short of 4 tons. Lots of variables here but I would say 3 tons is a pretty good average.
stoveguy2esw
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here i virginia i average just about 2 ton a season as primary heat with same stove you have 04 version. my sis in akron ohio has a CPM (same stove macman just installed) she uses between 2 and 3 ton a season supplimented with NG heat i expect if used as primary source you will need 3 ton at least, less if you are supplimenting with the pellet stove
Last year 8 tons of pellets heated my nearly 3000 square foot 200 year old farmhouse on the Canadian Border in No.Vermont. The place is insulated and updated windows but still takes a LOT of heat to make it comfortable.
FB in Vt.
FB in Vt.
Utilitrack
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Last year we burned just about 3.5 tons to heat our 1800sf Cape in Central Maine, burning pretty much 24/7.
cncpro
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My house is 24x30 2 story so 1400SF. Insulation is very poor (80% uninsulated walls......I really am going to upgrade it one of these days)
We heated 100% with pellets last year except for 3 weeks in NOV which we used oil. We burned about 4.5 tons keeping the thermostat set at 70 all day and down to 60 for about 7 hours at night.
The temp in the room with the stove was probably around 80 most of the time and at the opposite corner of the house was around 60. Upstairs was quite cool but that's how we like it for sleeping.
Planning to use 5-6 tons this year.
We heated 100% with pellets last year except for 3 weeks in NOV which we used oil. We burned about 4.5 tons keeping the thermostat set at 70 all day and down to 60 for about 7 hours at night.
The temp in the room with the stove was probably around 80 most of the time and at the opposite corner of the house was around 60. Upstairs was quite cool but that's how we like it for sleeping.
Planning to use 5-6 tons this year.
Xena
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Clay H
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Clay H
Feeling the Heat
I would figure on a min. of 2 tons... and a max. of 5 without knowing anything about your situation other than the footage of your house.
mnkywrnch
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moralleper
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I live in the Pacific NW. Heating ~1200 sqft 90 year old house to about 69 degrees. I used on average 2 tons of pellets. Last year was a fluke and I only use about 1.75 tons. I have a Quad Santa Fe and it is the main heat source for the house except for a oil filled radiator heater upstairs in the hallway between the kids room that brings the temp up from low 60s to 70.
jtakeman
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A little more than 3.5 tons for me, Approx. 2000 sqft.
I would say you would be in the 2 to 3 ton range. But that depends on your variables!
jay
I would say you would be in the 2 to 3 ton range. But that depends on your variables!
jay
I burned only 550 gals of oil last year heating 2500 + sq ft. I use .7 gal a day (taken from integrated computer on burner) for hot water needs for 4 adults. (255 gals) for year.
Of course the heat was supplemented with 2 tons of pellets burned in the finished basement. Overall I`m very happy with both oil and the pellets used in tandem.
Of course the heat was supplemented with 2 tons of pellets burned in the finished basement. Overall I`m very happy with both oil and the pellets used in tandem.
teddy1971
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I used 4.5 Tons last year to heat 2500 SQFT. I used pellets as my primary source of heat.I used @ 300 Gallons of oil to heat my basement (800 SQFT) and hotwater. The room where the stove resides was about 75 degrees and the rooms upstairs were @ 68 degrees in the farthest corners. The stove ran 24/7.
tinkabranc
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MainePellethead
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That is pretty much spot on Delta. I have approx. 1300 sq. with 800 approx. downstairs... in the winter 98% of the time I only heat my downstairs and with that 800 sf. I use approx. 2 tons all winter. I dont conserve so I may hit as high as 2.5 tons. I run mine spradically this time of year but once the season fully kicks in I run 24/7 and I set my thermostat at 80 and never touch it. I burn approx. a bag a day....never any more than that. So your calculation is pretty much right on.
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