We moved from Colorado to Maine one year ago in April and couldn't believe how much it cost to heat our drafty new (150 year old) home!
So this year we've purchased a brand new Woodstock Progress Hybrid which we are having installed this week.
Now the question is how much wood do I need to buy to heat my home and only use the propane when we're out of town. Here are the factors I think are important:
So this year we've purchased a brand new Woodstock Progress Hybrid which we are having installed this week.
Now the question is how much wood do I need to buy to heat my home and only use the propane when we're out of town. Here are the factors I think are important:
- Our house is about 1500 sf.
- Our house is poorly insulated and drafty.
- Our house is 2 stories.
- The ceilings on the lower level are 9 1/2' feet (seemed like such a nice feature until we stated to heat that empty space).
- My wife and children are home all day.
- This past winter we kept the house at 62 degrees during the day, 56 degrees at night. We "got used to it" but were far from comfortable and it still cost a fortune to heat.