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09-01-2007, 09:35 AM
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Gas, electric, or oil heat?
Which is best? Gas, electric, or oil heat? Which would you prefer?
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09-01-2007, 02:42 PM
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Wood, cause when a storm comes and knocks out your electric and your furnace doesn't work, it won't matter if you have gas or oil.
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09-01-2007, 03:37 PM
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Not electric heat. It is too dry and too expensive.
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09-01-2007, 04:43 PM
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You know, POTATOES!
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Location: South Central PA
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Electric because you wont get shafted if another hurricane wipes out the gulf coast. As for dry, just have a cup of water sitting out in the open will fix that problem.
Also, you don't have to worry about using something that is explosive to heat your house. If there is a blizzard you don't have to worry about fuel truck's inability to get to your house.
Wood fireplace for emergencies is a good idea, although i've never had to use it out of actual need.
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09-01-2007, 04:49 PM
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Electric with wood stove back up, but that's (electric) affordable because we live in PP &L territory. When we lived in PECO area, we paid more for our monthly electric bills even though the house was heated with an oil furnace then we do here in Lehigh County with an all electric house and heat pump. And we didn't even have air conditioning until the year before we moved and we installed central air!
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