[quote="coalnewbie"]BTU heat loss: -a lot
Demand: about the same
btu output per plate on oil unit: get outta here
gallons per hour: I dunno but a hear slurping noises
degree days for your area: hmm
type of windows: transparent
insulation: horse hair (and you think I am joking)[/quote]
Thanks for the chuckle...I should have mentioned that I was directing that to Larry, he is without a doubt the resident "numbers guy"
I had a house with Mr. Ed insulation as well.
Poll: When You Burned #2 Oil, How Many Gallons Did It Take?
- michaelanthony
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2012-2013 season 1021 gallons. Includes hot water. Glad I discovered coal. Matt
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I may be aging myself here, but I can remember when #2 diesel was going for about 27-28 cents a gallon. Back then #2 heating oil must have been going for only about 25 cents per gallon.
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I don't exactly remember because it was so long ago but I want to say that I filled my tank four times the last winter I actually used my furnace. So, 800? It was probably over 1000+ though; but the last time I paid for oil was in the winter of 2009/2010 and my memory is a bit fuzzy.