Anybody heat their home with Electric

[DoughtCom]

just get 11 computers like me then you'll be set :)

[niterydr]

If I wasn't in a townhouse, I'd for sure be burning corn.

You are going to start a corn farm aren't you?

Corn gas, corn heat...do you like to eat corn?

[rst95eclipse]

It's amazing how efficient corn burns. Over the whole winter, you might have one cup or so of ash.

[Halon]

I don't eat a lot of corn, but I love corn on the cob. I just don't buy that much fresh food. I really should though.

[polishmafia]

kinda off topic, sorry... but what part of wisconsin are you in? a decent house for 73K? O_O damn. you cant buy a refridgerator box on a street corner for that much around here.

[JET]

It's amazing how efficient corn burns. Over the whole winter, you might have one cup or so of ash.

Actually that isn't true, our stove is the most efficient on the market (99.7% burn efficiency) and we get a hockey puck sized clinker for every 33 lbs of corn. Shameless plug: www.bixbyenergy.com (http://www.bixbyenergy.com)

[rst95eclipse]

Actually that isn't true, our stove is the most efficient on the market (99.7% burn efficiency) and we get a hockey puck sized clinker for every 33 lbs of corn. Shameless plug: www.bixbyenergy.com (http://www.bixbyenergy.com)

Those are not the units I am speaking of. The unit that I am most familiar with is about the size of a small car (Fit). It's located on a farm, so he just uses his own corn. I was there when he cleaned it. I cupped my hands together and he put the ash in my hands saying, "This was all the corn from last winter's heat."

[JET]

Yes, that is an outdoor boiler unit and that still isn't possible. We burn 99.7% of what you can in the corn. There are starches and other parts that simply won't burn. I have been the technical support manager for 4 years, believe me :D

Back on topic, electric is one of the most expensive sources of heat that there is. I am sure he was using the wood stove all the time if his electric bills were that low. Wood is a pain too.

[rst95eclipse]

How many pounds would you say you burn in a winter?

[asshanson]

Back on topic, I have only baseboard heating in my condo, about 740 sq ft. I'm not on the budget plan, and last month my electric bill was $38.

But in January/February, my bill was $150 or so each month, and I kept my place around 65, and didn't turn the heat on in my room because I like it cold in there. And in my living room, I only have one baseboard heater, usually full blast in the winter, that's the only thing that heated my place. Cost me about $4 per day for that thing to be on.

However, I live in building made in late 1800s, I have virtually no modern insulation. That would probably cut my bill in half in the winter.