Boiler or pellet stove?

[lpgreg]

Well the recent temps have gotten to the point that my insert is running nonstop and unable to heat the room above 68, obviously the bedrooms in the rear of the house are at 60 degrees which will be to cold for the family. I was wondering if I fire up the boiler should I run the insert at the same time?. I believe I use 7 to 7.5 gals. of propane per day at $2.29 per gal. I am probably using 2 bags of pellets now per day.

 

[mcmanus]

Well the recent temps have gotten to the point that my insert is running nonstop and unable to heat the room above 68, obviously the bedrooms in the rear of the house are at 60 degrees which will be to cold for the family. I was wondering if I fire up the boiler should I run the insert at the same time?. I believe I use 7 to 7.5 gals. of propane per day at $2.29 per gal. I am probably using 2 bags of pellets now per day.

your decision shouldn't be rationally different based on whether or not the stove can carry the whole heating load. If you would use pellets if it was 30 degrees outside to provide all the heat you need, then you should use them at 0 degrees to provide 75% (or whatever) of the heating load too (and vice versa if you would not use them).

Two bags are no more or less economical, more or less green, or more or less political depending on the outside temp.