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re: electric heat
13 oct 2005
martik wrote:
>several years ago when prices started to escalate, i turned off the gas
>furnace and zone heated with electric baseboards and portables.
>our rate per kwh is 6.1 cents, gas $1.3/therm
that's unusual. around phila it's closer to 15 cents/kwh and 75 cents/therm.
>why heat a 3000sqft house when you spend the whole day in the family room
>and kitchen of 350sqft? this requires some planning and the ability to close
>off the room you are using. we added doors to the kitchen area to isolate it
>from the rest of the house...
good idea. a well-insulated room with an open door to a warm kitchen
might be very close to the kitchen temp, even without a room heater.
nick
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