bill-e
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Must be nice to have an insulated house 
my furnace would be on more than it was off burning 1.37gph.
my furnace would be on more than it was off burning 1.37gph.Oversized Harmon stove owner.
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still use oil for hot water.. have a summer/winter oil furnace..
last oil drop was Sept 17th 3.55 gallon..have a 275 tank with 165 gallons left.. just measured it 2 days ago.
I also use oil to heat my water and the price is about the same.
The average oil boiler Firing rate for residential is 1.1 gallons per hour. Mine is .90 I use about 1 gallon per day to get hot water
If your Furnace is coming on a few times a night for heat 20 minutes at a time That cost is almost a bag of pellets.
It may be cheaper to let your stove run at a low temp. Yes you will burn more pellets but your furnace wont call for heat.
Just my own opinion but it works for me
actually, it comes on a few times a night for hot water.not heat... runs maybe couple minutes.I also use oil to heat my water and the price is about the same.
The average oil boiler Firing rate for residential is 1.1 gallons per hour. Mine is .90 I use about 1 gallon per day to get hot water
If your Furnace is coming on a few times a night for heat 20 minutes at a time That cost is almost a bag of pellets.
It may be cheaper to let your stove run at a low temp. Yes you will burn more pellets but your furnace wont call for heat.
Just my own opinion but it works for me
ok.. ran it in stove temp/#2[65-70] and went thru a bag in about 14 hrs..Energex pellets/Harman P61A.
house stayed around 73-74.
Gonna try room temp with same settings to compare pellet usage..
keep in mind it's poorly insulated so the fire never will go out t be re-ignited right now in COLD Pa.
so assuming I'm not taxing my igniter during that time..is that correct?
house stayed around 73-74.
Gonna try room temp with same settings to compare pellet usage..
keep in mind it's poorly insulated so the fire never will go out t be re-ignited right now in COLD Pa.
so assuming I'm not taxing my igniter during that time..is that correct?
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