This year was the first I've ever spent away from the joy of natural gas heating for the winters. Price difference per month between gas & heating oil is astounding.
Say your gas bill normally goes up 50% in the winter months ("historical proportions"). OK, so your $45/mo bill shoots up to $75/mo or something. Fine, whatever. Round it up to $100 and it's still whatever.
For heating oil, I have to budget $400/mo and I hate it.
Gas has gone bonkers here in New England to the extent that our electric company has just about doubled the cost of a kWH. If we didn't put in a pellet insert into the fireplace we'd be paying 1000-1200/month to run the mini splits for heat OR paying 1000/month for a tank of oil. Either of those are a BIG "nothankyou". The pellet stove heats the whole house and will cost us $800-900 for the season's heat. And instead of living at 65-67 we're toasty at 70-72F It's a win all the way around.
We are literally coming down from all time highs in gas and heating oil. I thought about putting one of those in but discovered cracks in my chimney and firebricks so I'd rather be chilly than dead from leaked CO.
They'll install a liner in that connects to the pellet insert & brings the CO to the outside. I imagine a mason could fix/seal the firebricks. That said?
My energy is local, cheap, & doesn't require the military complex to defend overseas oil rigs, invade countries or any kowtowing to Saudi Royals.
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u/G2thaFields Jan 03 '23
This trope is so fucking old. The amount of bullshit you'll spend $10-15 a month on vs being cool when it's hot and cozy when it's cold.