I just read the thread on the Electrical useage of the Pellet stoves that was posted.
SOOOOOOOO I have been crowing a lot of how cheaply I heat my home on nut shells but really dont have the total equation on the cost per month to heat the house.
I went on ebay a few minutes ago and bought one of the P3 Kill A Watt Meters for $22 and will do some real time testing to see what the Whitfields are actually costing me for a 24 Hour Period to run.
The numbers that I have always used is around 50 cents a day for the fuel part of the equation.
This is for the Advantage II running on the Low setting. The fans run at a constant spped as I dont mess with the room air fan (The dial does little so I leave it where its happy)
Im guessing that the total cost of heat here under normal circumstances (weather) will be about $25 to $30 a month
Maybe $250 for an entire season.
With the little meter, I can narrow these numbers down and really understand whats happening.
My biggest useage other than the water heater is the Block heater that I keep plugged in on the big truck any time its parked in the driveway.
Maintenance on an engine thats never allowed to cool off is far less, and I can assure you those large Caterpillars are not cheap to work on.
Keep Y'all Posted
Snowy
SOOOOOOOO I have been crowing a lot of how cheaply I heat my home on nut shells but really dont have the total equation on the cost per month to heat the house.
I went on ebay a few minutes ago and bought one of the P3 Kill A Watt Meters for $22 and will do some real time testing to see what the Whitfields are actually costing me for a 24 Hour Period to run.
The numbers that I have always used is around 50 cents a day for the fuel part of the equation.
This is for the Advantage II running on the Low setting. The fans run at a constant spped as I dont mess with the room air fan (The dial does little so I leave it where its happy)
Im guessing that the total cost of heat here under normal circumstances (weather) will be about $25 to $30 a month
Maybe $250 for an entire season.
With the little meter, I can narrow these numbers down and really understand whats happening.
My biggest useage other than the water heater is the Block heater that I keep plugged in on the big truck any time its parked in the driveway.
Maintenance on an engine thats never allowed to cool off is far less, and I can assure you those large Caterpillars are not cheap to work on.
Keep Y'all Posted
Snowy