Wish I did a lot of things sooner

RCW

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We actually went from wood stove to pellet stove old house then to Hydronic in new house.

And price wise, our whole winter heating is about 1/2 of firewood and pellets and none of the work.
This has been our cheapest year so for for heating, we are at about $600 and that's heating 2850SF of house to 76 and 1080SF of garage to 60 all the time.
That's impressive.

Even for a fraction of the square footage (1,400), I heat downstairs with pellets to 76 which drifts upstairs to 66 or so.

At ~$400+/ton now, I'm already $1,200+ in for pellet-heat this season.

I'm still happy with it compared to what I used to pay for fuel oil while burning wood.

Although small, the house is older and not nearly as tight as new construction would be.

We've made many energy-saving improvements over the years.
 

North Idaho Wolfman

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That's impressive.

Even for a fraction of the square footage (1,400), I heat downstairs with pellets to 76 which drifts upstairs to 66 or so.

At ~$400+/ton now, I'm already $1,200+ in for pellet-heat this season.

I'm still happy with it compared to what I used to pay for fuel oil while burning wood.

Although small, the house is older and not nearly as tight as new construction would be.

We've made many energy-saving improvements over the years.
Yes a lot of people joke that I have a hyper house!
 

NCL4701

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I wished I made more money, quicker, earlier in life so I could have enjoyed it. Although, if I had extra money when I was younger.... I doubt I would have made to be this old.
When I was a young man, my then 62 year old boss told me youth is wasted on the young. I didn’t fully understand then. Now that I’m older, I understand more than I would prefer.
 
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