We live in a ranch home with a full inground basement. Last year we installed a pellet stove on the main floor and it heated it very well.
Now the problem is we have oil hotwater baseboard heat as well as oil hotwater. Both the furnance and the oil tank are 45 years old. Our friend is the tech and he told us to keep an eye on the oil tank it might need to be replaced soon.
We are very happy with the pellet stove and didnt use the oil heat at all last year. We did use the oil for hotwater though. A new tank is not cheap, and since we will eventually have to replace the furnace also we were thinking maybe we should get off oil totally. We do not have natural gas here and we dont like propane.
Any suggestions? We were thinking about converting to electric hotwater but do we need to have a central heating system in the house? We are not planning on selling anytime soon but dont want to have any problems in the future if we do. We also would like a back up source of heat just in case the pellet stove goes down. Any suggestions or advise?
Now the problem is we have oil hotwater baseboard heat as well as oil hotwater. Both the furnance and the oil tank are 45 years old. Our friend is the tech and he told us to keep an eye on the oil tank it might need to be replaced soon.
We are very happy with the pellet stove and didnt use the oil heat at all last year. We did use the oil for hotwater though. A new tank is not cheap, and since we will eventually have to replace the furnace also we were thinking maybe we should get off oil totally. We do not have natural gas here and we dont like propane.
Any suggestions? We were thinking about converting to electric hotwater but do we need to have a central heating system in the house? We are not planning on selling anytime soon but dont want to have any problems in the future if we do. We also would like a back up source of heat just in case the pellet stove goes down. Any suggestions or advise?