I just got my propane tank filled up to the tune of $1,004.

[Bertha Venation]

:scared:

What are your gas/heating bills like?

[Initech]

1. Hank Hill must be really cleaning up.

:evilgrin:

[Shell Beau]

10. But she needs some propane accessories.

[Sanity Claws]

2. How long will that last?

[blueknight]

3. damn bertha

is this the first time this winter? will you have to do it again?

[Bertha Venation]

11. first fill of the winter

It'll last until early spring.

[Bertha Venation]

9. fortunately

It will last through to early spring

Many, many people have it a lot worse.

[sarge43]

4. $1778 for a thousand gallons of heating oil.

That should last us until this time next year.

[Bertha Venation]

12. wow.

[PJPhreak]

5. $375 for the entire heating season...

1 & 1/2 Cord of Ash (Split) including a New US Stoves Logwood Stove. One of these...



Heats my 600 sq ft cabin quite nicely!

[Bertha Venation]

13. wood?

Does it truly keep your house warm?

[PJPhreak]

19. Yes,but...

as with any single point heating source there chilly corners.We have a propane wall heater in the bathroom,but we have used it so little that the gage on my propane tank has not registered any drop in how much is in there.

The trick in using a woodstove is to get one that will heat a larger space than the one it is in...for example ours will heat up to 1000 sq ft.(96,000 btu an hour) but our cabin is only 600 sq ft. so we don't run it "full tilt Boogie" unless it gets below zero,which here in SE Kansas does not happen much at all.

And we use "Cheats" like an electric mattress warmer,wear fuzzy slippers most of the time (Cold Feet Suck)and close rooms that we are not going to be in for most of the day.These tricks will save anybody a bit of cash on utility bills no matter what one uses for heat.

And there is something truly nice about a woodstove that any other heat source can't match...a "Richness" that no other form of heating just can't replicate,There is nothing better than morning coffee sitting by a hot fire when its snowing like mad outside!

[Bertha Venation]

31. your last paragraph makes me want one!

:)

[EvolveOrConvolve]

25. Wood burning stoves pollute the shit out of the air

We get really bad inversions during the winter, and the wood burning stoves have nearly put me in the hospital a couple of times.

[PJPhreak]

28. then the owners are not burning them correctly...

if they are belching a lot of smoke then they are "Smoldering" (Air intake closed too much,not enough Draw) or are not burning the best kind of wood (Hardwoods,Oak,Ash Hickory).a properly burning woodstove will run hot,burn clean (No smoke coming out of the chimney) and leave minimal ash in the morning.

Also If I remember right it is only permissible in some places (Denver/Boulder for example) to burn a woodstove on a "High pollution Day" (the most common cause of a HPD is an air inversion) if it is your ONLY heat sorce...in most houses this is not the case...If people are using them when they are not supposed to then they should be reported.

And most modern woodstoves are designed to be low emission,they meet EPA standards for air pollution IF they are run properly.

[EvolveOrConvolve]

32. A lot of wood stoves around here

Are really old (I'm in a neighborhood built in the 60's), and many people haven't replaced or upgraded their stoves. Also, much of the wood being burned is pine, fir or another type of evergreen. That always seems to make it worse (although to be honest, I don't know which woods are best for stoves).

We do have burn bans during inversions, but a lot of people ignore it. I live in a conservative area where things like pollution are topics for icky liberals and annoying asthmatics.

[PJPhreak]

33. Softwoods Suck,

They burn hot but they also burn fast,make a real mess of your chimney and yes they do stink...I try to burn Oak or Ash,get my wood from a tree service that lets it season well so it is good and dry and keep my stove clean...I do have a back up propane heater and a 500 gallon tank but out here in the sticks we don't suffer from air inversions like the folks in your area.

My cabin was built in 1930,without any heating system,the previous owner had the chimney built as an add on.

[bigwillq]

6. Our electric bill was 640

last month. 4 people live in the house, two are home during the day. three are home at night.

edit: We have an all-electric house.

[Ikonoklast]

8. Damn.

I have a 2800 sq ft ranch, with a full basement, all electric, heat pump, water heater, stove, etc., but only my two kids are there full-time as I'm on the road all the time, and last month's bill was $204.

But, I also have a demand meter and a programmable thermostat and get a reduced rate for having those from the utility.

When I had a local job, and was home every day, and before my oldest son moved out, add another $100 onto that monthly bill.

Washing clothes and taking showers takes a lot of hot water.

[Bertha Venation]

14. damn, Will!

That's a lot. Sigh.

:hug:

[mix]

7. I've paid about $800 this winter for gas, which will last me until March.

I also have a wood stove and have spent so far about $300 on cedar and pinon.

It will be in the single digits tonight. It has been a long cold winter here, with occasional days of sunny forties.

[Bertha Venation]

15. you use both

Where do you live? (Generally)

[mix]

17. In NM, just east of Santa Fe, in the mountains.

The house is propane heated for the most part, but there is a room with the wood stove that I use on occasion.

It's expensive, winters.

[CreekDog]

16. The soundtrack only adds to the cost

:hide:

[DainBramaged]

18. Thank GOD included in my rent.......

one of the reasons I moved to an apartment instead of a house.

[aquaman]

20. That is insane!!!

My fireplace is going, ice storm is coming, love the fireplace....

[rurallib]

21. @ $650 for corn, @$150 for gas and not sure on the wood

Think I will get by for less than a thousand this year.
But we have fans to spread the heat so that is @ $30/month.

We burn corn only down to @ 15 degress. Then it is a combination of wood and/or gas to pick it up from there on down.
I hate to be dependent on one source. We had our gas shut off in this town one night when it was around 0, but we had alternate sources of heat.

[1gobluedem]

22. About $150/month in winter

I heat with natural gas.

[snailly]

23. Crazy!

We pay $100 a month for natural gas. 2000 sq ft house. That includes heat, water, stove.

[quakerboy]

24. $70

That would be our electric bill rises a total of $70 per year because of heating

We are all electric. We only use the heat in dec/jan. The rest of the year we have things in front of the heaters, and don't use them at all. Haven't seen the bill yet this year, but the last 2 years, we jumped up $35 a month for each of those months. This year may not be so bad, since we dumped TV at the beginning of the month, which will hopefully save a few watts.

[BeachBaby]

26. I've had 4 oil deliveries so far this winter.

Each delivery was for 150 gallons:

October 14th - $358
December 3rd - $371
December 30th - $381
January 20th - $396

I can still look forward to at least another two deliveries before the warm weather kicks in.

ON EDIT: To add insult to injury, I've never had the thermostat over 62 degrees. Almost all of the time, it's been set at 60 - so I'm paying out the ass, and I'm not even warm.

[Kaleva]

35. Your furnace or boiler is running about 4 hrs. a day. That's actually pretty good.

[johnnie]

27. That's why I use one of these

$1,004 is just too much to do some backyard cookin'.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

29. If that thing will heat your house, that's great!

I bet the house smells great all the time, too. I loves the smell of a bbq grill!

:hi:

[elocs]

30. I have everything electric and am on the budget plan: $96. I can't complain. n/t

[hippywife]

34. Got ours filled last week..

We have a smaller tank- 250 gallons. Was at 10% and filled to 80% for $422. We used to have a 500 gal. tank.

This will last us for a while. We try to be conservative with it.

Sorry you got hit so hard, hon. :hug:

[Kaleva]

36. Last months natural gas bill was $84 and change.

[MadHound]

37. I've a suggestion for you,

Prebuy.

I always buy my propane during the summer, when the prices are cheaper, way cheaper. Always err on the side of a colder winter and the left over money you have can be rolled over into the next year.

Buying propane in the middle of winter is just asking to get screwed.