What would you consist the shoulder months? Is it cheaper to run a space heater or two during the shoulder months than using the propane?
Ok, take what I said before and flip it.Here it is the opposite, electric is much less expensive than propane. East coast and midwest propane pricing is still fairly reasonable as long as a refinery doesn't go down and supply gets restricted.
What would you consist the shoulder months? Is it cheaper to run a space heater or two during the shoulder months than using the propane?
Here in New Jersey propane is about 2.50/lb. I love in a higher elevation for New Jersey. 1000 feet. I am starting to burn a small load at nights just to get the living room toasty. I have two oil filled electric space heaters, one in my son's room one in my daughter's room. I have a thousand pound tank. I'm trying to find the most economic way to survive the winter. Electric rates are very reasonable in New Jersey.All depends on where you live, as far as the timing is concerned. What you do about it depends on your comfort level and the costs involved. Lots of folks run alternate things like space heaters or the central system when needed, lots of other folks will burn wood for an hour or whatever to get the chill off. Here in the PNW, our electric rates are reasonable, and I don't have gas or propane...so if I'm not going to burn wood, I'm going to use some electricity. Rick
Pretty similar the way I am trying to run things in my household. I want to have it warm enough so that my wife can walk around barefoot. That means she is comfortable.Shoulder season is when I load the stove once a day after work so the house is warm enough for my wife to wear shorts.
Winter is when I run the stove 24/7 to save money on boiler fuel.
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