Winnipesaukee Forum - View Single Post - Comparing cost of oil and electricity for heat

mswlogo · 01-03-2022, 09:47 AM

Our previous house was a modern 2x6 construction with oil heat.
So I used to keep it at 40F.

It was a HUGE difference, heat didn’t even come on until around January.

I had multiple alarms that would call me if temp dropped below 40F.
It didn’t give much buffer in the event of a power failure but I never had a problem.

We used about 200 Gallon oil a year.

01-03-2022, 09:47 AM	#39
mswlogo Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Posts: 660 Thanks: 196 Thanked 222 Times in 143 Posts	Our previous house was a modern 2x6 construction with oil heat. So I used to keep it at 40F. It was a HUGE difference, heat didn’t even come on until around January. I had multiple alarms that would call me if temp dropped below 40F. It didn’t give much buffer in the event of a power failure but I never had a problem. We used about 200 Gallon oil a year.