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In reply to the discussion: OK. I just paid $3.95 a gallon for #2 heating oil to heat this house for the winter. That is .51 [View all]geckosfeet
(9,644 posts)26. Is a wood or pellet burning appliance an option?
Firewood and pellets are relatively inexpensive once you get the appliance installed.
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OK. I just paid $3.95 a gallon for #2 heating oil to heat this house for the winter. That is .51 [View all]
Purveyor
Dec 2012
OP
Do you honestly believe that there are enough idiots out there that would go
Egalitarian Thug
Dec 2012
#6
I can buy 'road' diesel for $4.09 which is cleaner and a bit hotter than #2 but here I go again,
Purveyor
Dec 2012
#7
That is sort of what I expected to pay judging by the spot prices for heating oil. Paid 3.19 on Feb
Purveyor
Dec 2012
#13
Mid-Michigan. Sadly a fucking 'red' county (Jackson). Even more incentive to pack up and leave.
Purveyor
Dec 2012
#12
Just wondering 'cause I'm not sure how that "heating oil" thing works. I've always had gas
Honeycombe8
Dec 2012
#22
An oil furnace has a burner/blower that essentially 'fuel injects' a mist of oil across electrodes
Purveyor
Dec 2012
#23
The December 2012 Heating Oil Price on the NY Merc is currently at $3.041. That is one heck of a
Purveyor
Dec 2012
#20
Because refined petroleum products are being exported at a record pace in order to keep
Ikonoklast
Dec 2012
#21