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Originally Posted by Lucy Goose
Hi folks,
We have electric heat in our home and want to be able to use it year round. We have been looking into some supplemental ideas but I just wondered what everyone had else had for ideas or has used and liked or not liked.
thanks,
Lucy Goose
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First off, are you on an island or on the Main land?
Second, how much manual work do you want to have to do?
These are the quesiton's to ask yourself when thinking about alternative and second heat sources.....
If on an island, you have to get the fuel out there... Period.. bottom line, what is going to be the easiest and most efficient resource to get out there... (electric included here)
If you decided to go the wood or pellet route remember the physical aspects of it... They never go away....
I use a heat pump in my year around condo in Ma. It is a tremendously old unit.... That I hope to replace soon. But even so... it is reasonable to operate.... and I don't notice a big boom in my electric bill.... Maybe 5-10 dollars in the warmest and coldest months... other then that it is consistent... and not much more then that of my mother who is in a similar sized condo, with gas heat...... I think my mother pays about 45 or so dollars a month with an electric dryer.... I have no dryer, but have the heat pump and my bill is between 45 and 50 on average...... (keep in mind, I have electronics to beet the band..... as well)