How Much Oil Do You Burn In A Typical Winter Season??

[BigFish]

I consider myself fortunate that over the past 3 winters I have not had to pay a penny for oil to heat the house as I got enough from my former business to keep me warm....but those days are over and after this winter I will be paying for it as that business is over! However I feel fortunate that my house only burns about 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 tanks (325-350 gallons) of oil in a typical winter season by my calculations! Thats not too bad! Just curious how much others typically go thru in a winter???

[Slingah]

we use about 275-300 gallons plus burn about 1 cord of wood....

[Raven]

it's an unknown thus far....as it's my first year here..

to answer tho , i will always say.... as least as possible...

next winter i plan to have stacks of wood everywhere
enough for two winters...

and keep the oil burning mainly to heat hot water...

the whole back of the house is perfect for solar heating systems
and that will be my heating weapon of choice in the future.

it's 5 am and 2 about degrees outside
and i'm headed out to the barn to scrounge up a box of wood .

[fishpoopoo]

the "average" new england home burns 1,100 gallons a year for heat and hot water.

the average new-york area home burns 1,000 gallons a year.

the average mid-atlantic (s. new jersey/de/md/dc/va) burns about 900 gallons a year.

[thortum]

Originally Posted by fishpoopoo

the "average" new england home burns 1,100 gallons a year for heat and hot water.

the average new-york area home burns 1,000 gallons a year.

the average mid-atlantic (s. new jersey/de/md/dc/va) burns about 900 gallons a year.

Yeah. That's right on the money at my house. At $3.25 gal. [yesterday] I have to decide whether to eat or stay warm!!!

[Joe]

About $3000.00 worth

[Saltheart]

When I bought my house in Ct in 1983 , the lady before me was burning 1600 gallons per year for heat and hot water. by the time I redid everything , I was burning only 600 gallons per year. the later had her burner serviced by the same people who sold her the oil. they had her firing at 2.2 gallons. i replaced the nozzle with a .8 gallon nozzle and had no problems at all. i also put a hot water heater in line with the domestic she already had. that way I got free hot water in the winter and did not have to fire the big boiler in the summer for hot water only. Anyway , its time for conservation. there is lots of gold waiting for people to pick up by getting smart about energy usage.

[redcrbbr]

usually use about 500-600 gallons from september to may. just had a fill up @ $3.20 a gal.. Like Mike, I did a service on my furnace and replaced the 2.25 nozzle with a .75. saved a bit there. I was amazed at how the oil company that did service to the unit had never taken the top off of the furnace in order to clean it properly. (I had to modify it a bit due to the way the plumbers had plumbed it) I now have a shop vac dedicated to only one purpose in life.

[EarnedStripes44]

I've known my good friend since 1st grade. I am the godfather of his 2 yr old daughter and he shells out an unknown percentage of child support every check. He works contruction, and is a member of the N.E. carpenters union and he told me yesterday he does not have any heat. He can no longer afford heating oil. He had to get a gang of space heaters. First time I have ever heard of anything like this. Its going to start hitting home harder.

[UserRemoved1]

ES Sorry to hear this. The squeeze hasn't even begun yet.

Originally Posted by EarnedStripes44

I've known my good friend since 1st grade. I am the godfather of his 2 yr old daughter and he shells out an unknown percentage of child support every check. He works contruction, and is a member of the N.E. carpenters union and he told me yesterday he does not have any heat. He can no longer afford heating oil. He had to get a gang of space heaters. First time I have ever heard of anything like this. Its going to start hitting home harder.