whats the best one in your opinion?
2006-12-09 23:49:46 · 8 answers · asked by holley_heffernan 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
well they all pollute, personally i think electric is the worst polluter...but i like wood fires
2006-12-10 00:21:18 · answer #1 · answered by grant_graveley 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Heating your home with a woodstove is the most dangerous and messy way to heat. If you choose this route, ensure it is installed by a professional. A complete list of professional installers in Canada could be found at www.wettinc.ca. If you are in the US, this website does have a link for the wood energy technical transfer US equivalent. It is also always best to choose a certified woodstove as their clearances to combustibles is always less, rather than having a woodstove out in the middle of your room.
If you choose gas, it is the most efficient way to heat. Around 90% compared to wood which averages 60% efficency. It also cheapest, unless you cut your own wood.
Electric heat, unless it is a forced air electric furnace, leaves your home stale and dry due to the lack of air movement. If you choose baseboard heaters, it is code in most places that a Heat Recovery Ventilator also be installed to push the air around. Electric heating would be the cheapest to set up but cost you much more in the long run.
Good luck
2006-12-10 00:24:36 · answer #2 · answered by Building Inspector 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on where you live as rates differ and temperatures differ. Gas and electric have come closer in cost. If you had a heat pump before, that is all electric, and it is the cheapest form of heat as long as it doesn't get too cold and turn on the electric strip heat. If you had an electric furnace or baseboard the gas might be cheaper. The saving with electric baseboard is you can turn off rooms but with central heat you have to heat the whole house. I hope that helps.
2016-05-23 01:48:45 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is nothing like the heat of a wood burning fire. But as we know, wood needs a lot of work. And is messy. If you are lucky to have trees all around you and an abundance of wood, without paying for it, it would be the best.
Electricity is obviously the easiest and most convenient. Just turn up the thermostat and there you go. Cost however, well you know, that's not cheap.
Neither is propane. It also heats up very well. And no work involved.
Right now, I'm heating the basement with my wood fireplace and supplementing with electric, as needed. We are trying to combine heat sources this year. As whether we will save on our electrical, well that remains to be seen. But we love our evenings sitting in front of the fire.
2006-12-10 00:06:43 · answer #4 · answered by SCORPIO 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on how much money you want to save. I like a wood burning stove, the ash dust is a hassle but if you use one similar to the old Fisher Stoves which require no electricity to run a blower they are quite efficient and will heat the house well, we heated a 1832 sq ft home with one of them, and depending on where you locate the stove it will do a good job, for a little back up heat I would buy one of the portable furnaces, they are very efficient to run, you can check them out at www.portablefurnace.com.
At least if the power goes out you can still heat and cook on a good wood stove.
2006-12-09 23:58:00 · answer #5 · answered by judy_derr38565 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Where do you live? I am rural and have all 3. Central is electric, but I have a fireplace and 2 emergency heaters. The fireplace can heat my whole house with wood, the 2 heaters connect to the gas lines.
2006-12-10 00:47:16 · answer #6 · answered by pedohunter1488 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the cheapest way to go is a pellet stove. Very efficient and clean air.Initial cost is a bit high but you make it up the first year
2006-12-10 02:51:34 · answer #7 · answered by Larry m 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hello, woodstove is the best and it's cheat. know to find one?
2006-12-09 23:58:52 · answer #8 · answered by bigmomma3526 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋