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Originally Posted by kerry edwards
I've never calculated yearly therm usage. I realized yours did not include elecricity. Of the $509, $86 was electricity. We have a gas hot water heater independent of the boiler. Three adults and one child. Includes washer and dryer for two adults and a child.
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So, you have a cost of $423. to heat the house and make domestic hot water for four people.
This would equate to 192 gallons of oil for the month if you were heating with oil. This does not seem like an extraordinary amount of fuel for a month where the ambient temperature is 30°F. and the house is 2000 square feet, and hot water needs to be made for four people.
I'm quite sure that I will use 125 gallons of fuel for the same month and I have a system that heats only one room in the house. Furthermore, I only need hot water for one person.
The cost of both gas and oil is up significantly this year. The cost in dollars is sobering, but, once you break it down into therms or gallons, the consumption is not excessive.