At 50 bucks a day it would pay for itself pretty quickly. Not sure what prices are by you but here you can get a brand new big stove with catalytic converter and everything installed for 10k to 12k, or get a decent used stove and have someone install it for 5k ±
I unfortunelately don’t have a fireplace in my house. It was removed when the house was renovated in the 80’s
DanglingFury@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Critical_Insight@feddit.uk 5 months ago
Today is highly unexceptional. Never before in recorded history has the price climbed anywhere near this high. Last year we had record high electricity prices due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine and even then the average price for the year was 18c/kWh. This year it has been around 12c/kWh I think.
DanglingFury@lemmy.world 5 months ago
That’s akin to our rates, im about 13c/kwh delivered. I use about 1.2 to 1.5 mwh per month (with natural gas furnace and wood stove), so 2.50$/kwh would make me shut my house off at the breaker and call it camping.
RaoulDook@lemmy.world 5 months ago
How about a small propane heater, like a Mr Buddy type unit? Those can be connected to a extension hose and a 20lb propane tank, and are safe to use indoors with adequate ventilation.
I got one for emergency heat, and it can take 2 of the 1lb propane cylinders directly, or the 20lb tank with a hose. The 20lb tank could provide heat for over 24 hours but IDK how expensive propane is there. It cost me $18 for a 4-pack of the 1lb cylinders, and I think the 20lb ones are about $50 range.
Thassodar@lemm.ee 5 months ago
In a place where it’s regularly cold? Whose brilliant idea was that?!
Critical_Insight@feddit.uk 5 months ago
When I said my house is tiny I truly mean that. I don’t even have space for a medium size house plant let alone a fireplace. I have a wood burning sauna on a separate building though
ansiz@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Have you looked at anything like this? They are extremely tiny wood stoves that are perfect for little spaces. cubicminiwoodstoves.com
Critical_Insight@feddit.uk 5 months ago
Yeah I have considered it. There’s just no good place for the chimney either. It would need to go thru the wall and past the eaves on either of the two sides of the building that the roof is not sloping towards to because else falling snow is going to rip it off in the winter.
sizzler@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Diesel heater set up properly maybe the way, just not sure how well it would work kept outdoors at those temperatures.
barsoap@lemm.ee 5 months ago
That sauna sounds like a candidate to hook up to the heat pump if you ask me.