What do you use to heat your home? Oil, gas, electric, wood, etc.... Any different ideas?

Heating oil cost are up about 57 cents per gallon from this time last year. I'm looking for ideas. I also burn wood in a fireplace. (w/ insert) I have a lot of wood stocked up so far. I'm just looking forward to next winter. Maybe making some changes.

 

My gas bill will hit about $70 in the dead of winter.

It's the $250 electric bill in July and August that kill me! [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-mad.gif[/img]

 

we use propane. When the bedroom gets a little cold at night, I'll stick a cold toe up in the "Y" [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-shocked.gif[/img] and then the wife gets all fired up. I just have to move fast so I don't get kicked while I'm vulnerable.[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]

 

What do you do if you get a cold nose? [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]

 

Natural gas furnace but have a wood stove in the basement which really makes the house cozy and keeps the heat bill within reason.

 

we use oil and also have a pellet stove which kicks off some good heat..

 

I wear a helmet on those occasions.[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]

 

We just bought a new house, we now have a heat pump. Last year we was renting a 6 bed room farm house. It set on 250 acres. It would cost $800.00 a month to heat it with fuel oil, and the electric bill was $200.00 a month. That place would make you poor quick!

 

Electric is the only way to go anymore guys........we have been running propane and wood for a long time.....and guys around here are heating their houses(same size) for about 1/3 of the cost.......you have to buy a new furnace or heat pump(don't know all of the particulars yet) but I guess that stuff pays for itself in about 1/2 a winter......I know we are going to change over this winter to electric.

 

Running natural gas in a 1300sq ft house. With the addition of a pot belly wood stove coming soon. May bill has never been over 300 a month for gas,electric,water,and all the other utilites, but I know the gas is never going to come back down, so I'am getting some wood heat. I dont think there is anything better than good old fashion wood fires.