Hi Doug,
I am pretty sure that it is probably cooler here in
Minnesota. I call it the great tundra wasteland. :-) I
did some searching on the internet for #2 grade
heating oil and it is running in the $2.00-$2.30 a
gallon range. Eeek! Well I believe that I can use/make
BD of less than that. Even if I had to buy WVO from
the local BD co-op (not a bad thing) at a 1.00 a
gallon, I think I would still be under the going rate
for #2 heating oil.
500 gallons? That's a lot. I would have thought that
it would be a lot less... maybe I am not in the know.
>For example, my wife and I have our house thermostat
set
> at a fairly low (at least according to our friends)
17 degrees >C.
WOW! that is 62-63 F. I keep it at 66F or 19C.....
What are your thoughts?
Dave
--- Doug Turner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi Dave:
>
> I live in Hamilton, Ontario, which is on the
> western end of Lake Ontario
> and about the same latitude as Rome. Last year,
> which was somewhat colder
> than normal, we used approximately 500US gallons of
> #2 Fuel Oil to heat our
> house at a cost of $1,400 CND.
> You should probably talk to a fuel oil
> distributor to get an idea of
> what the average usage in Minnesota will be. I
> suspect that average usage
> in your area will be somewhat higher then it is
> here. You live further
> north than I do and I suspect that you also have a
> more continental climate.
> But as I'm sure you are aware, there are a lot of
> things that can impact
> your fuel usage. For example, my wife and I have
> our house thermostat set
> at a fairly low (at least according to our friends)
> 17 degrees C.
>
> Hope this helps,
>
> Doug Turner
>
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