How much oil do you use per year?

[DonD]

500 - 600 gallons per year just for hot water seems like an awful lot. This is my first year with a pellet stove but based on my previous years summer usage compared to winter usage I estimated about 200 gallons per year for HW. This is for a family of 3. It's a relatively new Bock HW heater.

Pre-pellets, my entire oil usage was only 600 gallons per year for a 3600 sq ft house (about 2800 sq ft regularly heated/bonus room only when needed) the last few years. House was built in '99 and is well sealed and insulated. 2 zone heat with set back thermostats.

 

[karl0525]

I would do a ge hybrid hot water heater(heat pump) love mine

Do you get the option of diverting the cool air from it into your house during the summer and venting it outside during the winter? N I saw them at HD but wondered about the wasted cool air. Damn pricey, too[/quote


no but you can convert it back to just the heating elment in the cold months.With the state and gov rebates it helps bring the price down(and the 10% off coupon) you can get with lowes

 

[Don2222]

Hello

With 22 yo Valliant Boiler with Tankless coil, original R7 Attic Insulation and No Pellet stove for 2000 sqft split.

We gobbled up 925 Gallons per year for heat and DHW

Now with a Brand new Buderus Triple Pass, Cold Start Boiler with Tekmar 260 Outdoor reset and SuperStor Ultra indirect water tank, R53 insulation in Attic and an Avalon Astoria Wood pellet stove.

We use 200 Gallons of oil per year for DHW Only

 

[Shortstuff]

We use less than 400 gallons of oil per year to heat approximately 1300 sq.ft. of living space and the pellet stove heats the remaining 800 sq.ft. We have a high-efficiency electric water heater for hot water.

 

[save$]

year before last, we used 196 gallons from April 2009-Aug 2010, I haven't called for oil since then, but will get some soon. We have a hot air furnace and an oil fired hot water heater. Both about 20 yrs old. Replaced the hot water tank 3 yrs ago, but not the burner. used 5 tons of pellets the year before last, and about 6 tons last year, home is about 2100 sg feet, raised ranch split foyer, insulated well. Two seniors at home. My wife likes it very warm.
74-78f

 

[Pellet-King]

1/8th tank last winter and we all remember how nasty last winter was, on 3/8 now and wont buy anymore until it's well under $3 gallon, have electric hot water so really dont ever need it, just there for resale home value

 

[KaptJaq]

We are on Long Island, NY and pre-stoves we used between 800 and 1000 gallons per year for heat and DHW. Since the stoves we use about 200 g/y for DHW only. Two adults, 3 kids. The DHW is via an aqua-stat type system with a 50 gallon storage tank off the same burner that is used for heat . This was efficient when we used the boiler for both but now wastes some oil keeping the heating boiler hot enough generate hot water.

 

[eschills]

Also live on Long Island in a raised ranch with about 1900 sq.ft. Have furnace for heat and separate oil fired 30 gallon hot water heater. I used to use about 1000 gallons per year for heat and hot water. Since the stove installed I have used 500 gallons per year. I have to re-insulate the garage so the bedrooms above stay warmer. That will cut down more oil use.

 

[Rokal]

Hello

With 22 yo Valliant Boiler with Tankless coil, original R7 Attic Insulation and No Pellet stove for 2000 sqft split.

We gobbled up 925 Gallons per year for heat and DHW

Now with a Brand new Buderus Triple Pass, Cold Start Boiler with Tekmar 260 Outdoor reset and SuperStor Ultra indirect water tank, R53 insulation in Attic and an Avalon Astoria Wood pellet stove.

We use 200 Gallons of oil per year for DHW Only

Don, did you get the new boiler after you had the pellet stove? If so, how much oil were you burning just for hot water before the new furnace. Do you have any idea of how long your payback will be on the new boiler. It sounds like you went for a good unit. I wouldn't mind springing for the new boiler since mine is so old and tempermental and I need a reliable backup to the pellet stove.

In my prior home, we had natural gas. I had a Takagi tankless hot water system installed and was very satisfied. It paid for itself in a couple of years.

I see that there are oil fired tankless hot water heaters now (Toyotomi). I need to look into these as well.

 

[Centurion]

You may want to consider a pellet boiler with a dhw coil and keep the old oiler for back up. I did that 4 years ago and have never looked back. I purchased a Marathon electric HWT last year which is super insulated and feed it with the output of the dhw coil. Plenty of hot water with very low stby lossed and even heat throughout the house. I used to burn around a 1000 gal. of oil a year now about 6 - 7 ton of pellets. We keep the house at 69* at night and 71* during the day. The savings over the last 4 years has paid for the pellet boiler and the hot water tank. GL

 

[Northeaster2010]

We have a 2200 sqft house built in 1885 downstairs was gutted and insulated up stairs not yet. Burn 0 oil last year, none plan for this year, have electric hot water heater. The first year we moved in with downstairs insulated we burned only oil and cost us over $3800...burning pellets for the 3rd year and love it.