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I used to have National Grid and the heating costs were completely outrageous. The rent cost $600 a month, the utilities (through NG, which included electric) were sometimes over $500 a month with brand new everything and the thermostat set at no more than 70, ever, in a tiny little 2 bedroom apartment.
They are nice. But there are some negatives...
1) Doesnt heat the whole home evenly
2) Have to haul those darn pellets from the pile(which is usually outside) Brrrr.
3) Cannot let it run while on vacation for a week.
Other than that the fuel is CHEAP! And its pretty efficient. Great as a supplemental heating unit.
Depends on the window and doors, speaking only for my situation.
We have a huge 8x10 front window that's 80+ years old, absolutely beautiful, but only a single panes of glass. I can't get anything remotely as beautiful to replace it. I use very heavy curtains on the window to mitigate heat loss.
We replaced the two old front doors, French wood, true divided lights and the temperature difference in the rooms the doorways were in was remarkable.
Bear in mind my home is an old summer home converted to year round use; the original owners were more concerned with keeping cool than keeping warm
Those houses typically have alot of charm but very drafty and little insulation. Best to try to prevent air penetration first, makes the home feel much warmer. In your situation, the new doors were better at preventing both convective and conductive heat loss.
Led by China and India, worldwide demand for diesel fuel (heating oil and diesel come from the same crude oil distillate) remains greater than the available supply (worldwide shortage of refinery capacity), as well as concern over the stability of crude oil supplies (latest supply concern is Lebanon).
Every morning I tune in the radio and thats the first thing I hear..."Light crude oil sets a new high record today". Then I see the gas station attendants out changing their prices. Then I get sick to my stomach. lol.
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Originally Posted by Walter Greenspan
Wholesale heating oil prices traded 12-62/100¢ a gallon higher today, closing at a new life-of-market high of $3.63-60/100 a gallon.
Led by China and India, worldwide demand for diesel fuel (heating oil and diesel come from the same crude oil distillate) remains greater than the available supply (worldwide shortage of refinery capacity), as well as concern over the stability of crude oil supplies (latest supply concern is Lebanon).
Every morning I tune in the radio and thats the first thing I hear..."Light crude oil sets a new high record today". Then I see the gas station attendants out changing their prices. Then I get sick to my stomach. lol.
Just like the MSM's false assumption that a place is located in the community named in that place's mailing address, the price of crude oil does not determine the price of gasoline, heating oil and other distillates; rather, it's the price of gasoline, heating oil and other distillates that determines the price of crude oil.
Walter, why are you so upset with people confusing hamlets, villages, townships? You've posted about it twice today. I just really don't think people have the time to constantly look up maps on a daily basis to follow those yellow lines. Not trying to start anything with you at all, but we're human.
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Walter, why are you so upset with people confusing hamlets, villages, townships? You've posted about it twice today. I just really don't think people have the time to constantly look up maps on a daily basis what is what. Not trying to start anything with you at all, but we're human.
Failure to properly understand the correct local geography is the underlying reason why people do not understand how they are governed and taxed://www.city-data.com/forum/new-y...-glossary.html
Those houses typically have alot of charm but very drafty and little insulation. Best to try to prevent air penetration first, makes the home feel much warmer. In your situation, the new doors were better at preventing both convective and conductive heat loss.
Prior to moving in, the house was gutted, insulation, wiring, plumbing brought up to code. We saved all the old windows, doors and trim so that the house would look as original as possible.
It's the great big window that's a real chiller. When the house was converted to year round in the 50's, they installed storm panels over the double hungs which helps tremendously. The big window is unaddressable without creating permanent damage.
Seeing as we have a huge single pane window, I'm wondering if we should take the oportunity to replace sheetrock and insulation. Take it room by room. We're planning on replacing base mouldings and installing crown, so maybe now is the time to just do it right.
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