Oil heat question

[hammer08]

I was doing some house hunting in PA yesterday, saw some nice properties but the main drawback of our top contender is that its oil heat. Can anybody who has oil heat give an estimate of what it costs you for the winter, as well as approximate square footage of your home? The one I looked at was 2329 sq ft not including the basement.

[Sykk Physh]

I was doing some house hunting in PA yesterday' date=' saw some nice properties but the main drawback of our top contender is that its oil heat. Can anybody who has oil heat give an estimate of what it costs you for the winter, as well as approximate square footage of your home? The one I looked at was 2329 sq ft not including the basement.

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All depends on the winter.. But I had 2 , 275 gallon tanks in my old house..this was a few years ago .. During winter maybe 2 fill ups.. But I also had a wood burning stove to heat place also.. ..

[Spent Brass]

Same square footage here in jersey and it cost me alittle over 3900 to heat my house last winter.That is keeping the house to 67 degrees and hot water

[Kudu_Buff]

3000 sq-feet. We keep it at 75F in living areas. 5 Zones. Radiant heat in the floors. $4k estimated for this winter.....maybe a little less.

[billford]

i have a 1200sq' rancher therm on 70 , it cost me around 1200 a yr

[jay08723]

I have a 1200 sqft ranch, thermostat set at 65* during the day and 68* at night, spent approx $1000. My parents have a house in PA, just past the Gap, and they've spent almost $3k in oil this year.

[YotaTruck]

Our first winter in our house with oil heat (about 1000SF) cost us $2000 in oil. Since then I installed a wood furnace and the biggest fill up I've had in 5 years was 40 gallons I get all my wood for free-if we had to pay for oil or firewood we'd be up the creek.

[wanabuck]

I have approx 1300 sqft. Last year we burned through about 350 gallons at 68 degrees. This yr i installed a wood stove and ive only turned it on a few times.

[rossbowhunter]

1436.00 for 400 gallons delivered. I have a 3200 square ft house that we just moved into, but we also are on a learning curve because we just moved in in may, so i figure next year with two stoves going full time, I should be able to cut that in half.

[YotaTruck]

1436.00 for 400 gallons delivered. I have a 3200 square ft house that we just moved into' date=' but we also are on a learning curve because we just moved in in may, so i figure next year with two stoves going full time, I should be able to cut that in half.

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Don't forget insulation as the other piece of the puzzle. I have 6" of fiberglass in my ceilings (one story ranch with attic) and old can lights which doesn't make for a great barrier. I plan to totally air seal the ceiling and put in at least 18" of blown cellulose eventually. Should make a big difference in how much wood I burn-since I process it all myself it means a lot to me in terms of time, wear and tear on equipment, etc...

[One Shot One Kill]

A lot has to do with the age of the furnace, how efficient it is and how well insulated the house is. A lot of factors come into play....good luck!

[gobblergetter]

A lot has to do with the age of the furnace' date=' how efficient it is and how well insulated the house is. A lot of factors come into play....good luck!

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BINGO

[Rossy048]

$1500 in oil last year for a 2220sq ft, 90 yr old house but I have a wood stove. I keep the thermostats at 62 and she puts them to 65. We also use the furnace for hot water. No electric water heater. And I have 2 teenage boys who shower often

[IanB21]

It really all depends on various factors. how well insulated is the home, how old is the boiler or furnace, what nozzle size is in the burner. is it a boiler and do you get your hot water from the boiler. you can get a good guesstimate from everyone on here. I used to have an oil furnace and used about 600 gallons in a cold winter. but i also had a wood stove in the basement and then turned my fan on all the time on my furnace and put a return close to the stove to circulate the warm air.

[hammer08]

Thanks guys, lots of good info. The particular house we were looking at was built in 2005 so the furnace is fairly new. No wood stove either though so if we did end up moving there, I'd like to get a fireplace or stove put it eventually