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[willieG]

i do as scott..divide the kwh into the total cost...i pay 21 cents per kwh

[hondaracer2oo4]

Our total cost is 14.5 cents after it is all said and done.

[artbaldoni]

No electric here. All I know is I bought 150 gal of fuel oil in Nov 2010 and just used that up this month. I figure oil savings of around $6500 over that time. My self installed OWB cost about $6500 to purchase and install. As I see it, its all profit from here on! 

[kybaseball]

I like the way you think!!!! It's all profit.

[hondaracer2oo4]

No electric? You light with candles at night?

[kybaseball]

I can say this it is 19 outside right now and 73 inside the house and i don't hear those heat pumps a running making money for the electric company!!!

[ITO]

 Electric use can depend on your system, size and situation. For us, a smaller house with no a.c. we have propane dryer and stove so in fall when my floor heat starts to run my electric bill goes up with the pumps running and less hours of light so it stays that way all winter. Not complaining, we like boiling water to heat the house with wood, it does cost a bit to run all our pumps though payoff is comfort and no propane truck for a few years at a time. Was 3 degrees F this morning with a 20 mph wind, house 74.

[artbaldoni]

No electric? You light with candles at night?

Nope, we just sit around till we can't see each other then go to bed...

Little or no electricity involved in my heating. Just running a few circulation pumps. 2 zone pumps for hydronic baseboards that would run anyway if using oil, 1 pump from OWB to plate exchanger, and 1 pump between exchanger and oil boiler. Heats the house and DHW. Have an 80 gal electric hot water heater that is turned off that acts as a storage tank for DHW. NEVER run out of hot water! Had overnight visitors this weekend...10 showers on Sat. morning while doing wash AND running the dishwasher!!

Yes, we do have electricity...