The Stove is current set on HR-1, or Low heat. Current temperature outside: 51 degrees. Current temp inside: 82 downstairs, 78 upstairs. At these temperatures in the spring/fall last year, we were struggling to keep the downstairs at 67 and the upstairs at 68. Even then, the Boiler was running pretty much non-stop.
I plan to keep a log of when I add a bag to the stove, and the temperature range for the day, and Stove heat setting to help track of usage to plan for next year and see how we do.
We spent Just under $975 on Pellets. The stove, heat board and pipe work was about $1375, and another $55 for caulk and drywall. We just purchased a gate for $43. That puts the total cost of the Stove installation at around $2448.
According to NYSERDA, the current cost of Fuel oil is $3.65 per gallon, up from $2.79 last year. That puts us at around $730 to fill our tank. Last year, we went through around 800 gallons. ( I'll have to check that number...).
If the prices stay at $3.65, that would mean a cost of $2920 to to heat our house at the 67/68 degree mark through winter. That means, this year we'll spend about $472 LESS than we would have just using Fuel Oil, and have a house that will be warmer. I'll keep an eye on the price of Fuel Oil, and at the end of the month, I'll take the average price and compare to our usage last year. We went through almost a tank a month during December, January, February, and March. November and April were partial, so we'll say another tank. that's a Total of around 4 Fills. I'm not expecting this installation to pay for itself in one year, but it just might.
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