How many Have you burned?

[Coyote_nb_ca]

110 bags are gone in 2 Stoves in a 1220 sq ft house loc, northern NB / northern Maine Border and we like it around 70F

 

[MCPO]

A little more than 2 tons so far but it`s pretty much immaterial. If and when I need more I`ll get em. Whatever amount of pellets it takes to heat this house has to save me a lot of what the oil would otherwise cost.
I used to think it wasn`t much of a difference but it`s looking like it`s close to 50% savings .

 

[Former Farmer]

Just over 5 ton between the PB105 and the Castile.

Has been a very cold winter here.

 

[chken]

A little more than 2 tons so far but it`s pretty much immaterial. If and when I need more I`ll get em. Whatever amount of pellets it takes to heat this house has to save me a lot of what the oil would otherwise cost.
I used to think it wasn`t much of a difference but it`s looking like it`s close to 50% savings .

Agreed. The more you burn the more you save, and I thought exactly like you until recently. If 120 gallons of oil is equal to a ton of pellets, then oil at $3.40 a gallon, in the Fall, would be like buying a ton of pellets for $408. I was buying super premium softwood pellets for $275 a ton, LG; which means saving $133 a ton, not bad, but not going to reach break-even for around 6 years! I recently started buying FSUs for $209 a ton, and that's far, far better, almost 50%, like you said. But now, oil is up to $3.80 in my neck of the woods, which makes it equal to $456 a ton. Buying pellets at $209 is a real bargain! Now, I'm looking at break-even in 3 years.

 

[Hoot23]

Gonna start ton # 4 tomorrow.

 

[DV]

1.5 tons down. I may hit 3 tons this year. Has been very cold so far. But my house is warm.

 

[SmokeEater]

It's -6 now at 10 pm and is forecast to go as low as -9 tonight and -11 tomorrow night. My PB105 will likely burn between 4 and 5 bags in 24 hours on cold days like we are having. I put the last 5 bags of ton 5 in the hopper this afternoon.

 

[Mr._Graybeard]

7,680 pounds so far.

 

[mepellet]

Just shy of 2 tons. Somewhere around 95 bags I think. On track to use around 3.25 tons. Also have burned almost a cord of firewood also. Been much warmer in the house this winter then in years past.

 

[boomhour]

A fair bit last night -33 here

 

[Madcodger]

Just under 3 tons total through 2 stoves.

 

[Augmister]

Bag #66 tonight and my one ton cleaning was last weekend.

 

[boomhour]

Down to - 34 already tonight, took stove off stat and I am running on stage 2 of 5, more consistent heat. Lake Girl, hope you are staying warm, heard Winterpeg was living up to its namesake.

 

[MountainSean]

On my third ton now, about 10ish bags in. Been keeping the house warmer this year than last so the wife can have her warm bedroom.

 

[RKS130]

not going to reach break-even for around 6 years!

By my figuring, we broke even by the second year. We burned about 900 gallons a year for heat (still burn about 325 for hot water and the occasional blast of heat when temps really dive).

When we put the stove in, oil was averaging $4/gallon, so that was $3,600. The entire stove purchase, vent parts, install, and pellets we burned the first year was about $4,500. Harman had a promotion at the time providing a free ton of pellets + we got the $300 tax credit + a smaller state tax credit.

I burn about 4 tons a year at $209/ton + $65 HD delivery fee for the whole lot. So my total pellet heat cost is now $901. A true no brainer!

 

[robert65]

2 Ton down 2 to go...