CharlesLewis01
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Anyone else use propane heat?
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lil charlie
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Holly crap! How long will that last you
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I have no idea. I just purchased the house in May. I sure hope it last like 3 years lol
Good luck! Depending on where you live, how efficient your unit is and how well insulated your house is that might get you thru this year.
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If that lasts you a year, then you are sitting pretty well as long as your power consumption stays down. During the summer and winter we average $300-$400 a month for power, but everything in our home is electric to include the two heat pumps for the house. In the spring and fall though, we average $100-$200 month because we have the lights off most the time and the windows open. So, you have to break that $1020 down by 12 or 6 months and then it really is not that bad.
I should be getting my gas anytime now. Last couple of years it's been around $250 a tank. It last me all winter. All I have are logs.
We use heat pump for primary heating/cooling (but try to keep it from turning on via burning wood), wood stove 24/7 once it gets cold, and still burn 200 gallon of propane through the propane logs each Winter.
Two fills on the 100 gallon tank per Winter usually, but I am locked in at a little cheaper price.
Like said before, fill in the off Season and you usually get a much better rate.
Also with a tank your size, make sure you are not set up on the plan where they come fill it automatically quarterly, monthly, or whatever. A nice convenience but you will run into small charges/hazmat fees etc for a partial fill up each time. I'd rather just keep an eye on the guage and call them when needed than pay a $12 fee to fill a small amount each time.
Two fills on the 100 gallon tank per Winter usually, but I am locked in at a little cheaper price.
Like said before, fill in the off Season and you usually get a much better rate.
Also with a tank your size, make sure you are not set up on the plan where they come fill it automatically quarterly, monthly, or whatever. A nice convenience but you will run into small charges/hazmat fees etc for a partial fill up each time. I'd rather just keep an eye on the guage and call them when needed than pay a $12 fee to fill a small amount each time.
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