Fuel Oil Usage - Spreadsheet

[Shortstuff]

I dug out all my fuel oil receipts since January of '02 and we paid $0.94 per gallon for #2 fuel oil back then. I made up a detailed spreadsheet to see all the numbers and below is only an overview of our usage/costs to date.

Tomorrow is my big day. I'll be purchasing my Quadra-Fire Castile (free-standing) with all the venting/accessories I need. I'll be using this stove to heat right at 40% (820 sq.ft. out of 2150 sq.ft) of our floor plan which should save us a few dollars on the oil bill. Fuel oil in my area is right at $4.709 per gallon today and who knows where it will be in September, October.

I can only guess that by using the pellet stove to heat 40% of my house, that it should save me approximately 40% in fuel oil costs, less the cost of 3-tons of pellets for $792.00 delivered. I'm also only guessing that 3-tons of pellets should last me through next winter. Our house is very well insulated (all exterior walls 2"x6" - R19) good Anderson windows and doors and fairly tight.

I'll pick up the stove tomorrow, but won't be installing it for some time.

Steve

 

[timss13]

Your total cost and total gallons figures are the same. How many gallons do you typically use to heat your house? Ours i of comparable size and we are going to buy the QuadraFire Mt Vernon insert. This past year we went through just over 1000 gallons of oil which also covers hot water for us. We were quoted $.59 for oil pre-buy this year which is ridiculous.

 

[Shortstuff]

Sorry, I corrected my speadsheet.

I was considering purchasing the exact same stove - the Mt. Vernon - and locate it centrally in our house, but the somewhat closed floor plan prevented us from doing so. If all goes well this winter (or if I hit the lottery), I'll be adding a second Castile stove at the other end of our house.

You mentioned a quote of $.59 for oil, what exactly is it per gallon? We have locked-in at what they call a CAP price each of the past 3 years $1.749, $2.449 and now $3.229 in the fall of last year. My guess is that it's going to be well over $5.00 per gallon come CAP time this November.

It's such a good feeling to know that I'll have all the heat I need, bought and paid for before winter even gets here.

Best of luck in your endeavor!

Steve

 

[Wet1]

We were quoted $.59 for oil pre-buy this year which is ridiculous.

That is rediculous, buy as much as you can at that price Buy tankers, fill them with $.59 oil and park them off the coast if you must

 

[Wet1]

I'll be using this stove to heat right at 40% (820 sq.ft. out of 2150 sq.ft) of our floor plan which should save us a few dollars on the oil bill.

I can only guess that by using the pellet stove to heat 40% of my house, that it should save me approximately 40% in fuel oil costs, less the cost of 3-tons of pellets for $792.00 delivered.

Steve

Remember, some of that heat will spill over to other areas of the house so you may use more or less pellets than you think based on how the heat migrates from one area to another. Otherwise, I'd say 3 tons to heat 820 sq. ft. should be plenty.

Scot

 

[timss13]

Sorry, the heat must be getting to me! I meant $4.59 per gallon....if it was $.59, I would be getting a fleet of tankers....

 

[sinnian]

Sorry, the heat must be getting to me! I meant $4.59 per gallon....if it was $.59, I would be getting a fleet of tankers....

UNFORTUNATELY $4.59 is a good lock in price.

 

[drizler]

We were quoted $.59 for oil pre-buy this year which is ridiculous.

That is rediculous, buy as much as you can at that price Buy tankers, fill them with $.59 oil and park them off the coast if you must

What an idea, Hey didn't I see something like that in "Waterworld:? No wait it was 1974. My father saw them on his way to Florida. Of course there was a real shortage then and those tankers were sitting there empty they said. Kind of hard to fool folks who live on the river though. We can tell if they are full or not just like magic. Oh well, different time different scam........................................

 

[Tinman]

We were quoted $.59 for oil pre-buy this year which is ridiculous.

That is rediculous, buy as much as you can at that price Buy tankers, fill them with $.59 oil and park them off the coast if you must

What an idea, Hey didn't I see something like that in "Waterworld:? No wait it was 1974. My father saw them on his way to Florida. Of course there was a real shortage then and those tankers were sitting there empty they said. Kind of hard to fool folks who live on the river though. We can tell if they are full or not just like magic. Oh well, different time different scam........................................

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