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Originally Posted by ernie
yes. Tank is outside but unless it's a perfectly still day we don't get oil smell from the exhaust. Thankfully in Halifax days without wind are few and far between. Home heating oil is common in the Maritimes and New England.
My other choices would be propane or electric heat. When we bought the house nearly 5 years ago oil was the cheapest route to go and it so happened that was what the house. Not sure if it cheapest now or not.
Natural gas is far cheaper but only a few areas in the Halifax Metro have it at this point. They are slowly laying down the pipework for it so more and more areas can get it but i would expect we would be one of the last. One Hotel in downtown halifax switched over last year and immediately cut heating costs in at least half. But that isn't an option for us.
How much are people in Calgary paying to heat a standard 3 bedroom, 2 storey house? Just curious to see how it compares.
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ok, did not realize you were from down east. I know someone from the Halifax area and they told me the same thing about natural gas not being readily available for the average consumer. It just struck me as so odd being that oil and natural gas is now an abundant resource in your area.
We had to have our oil tank in the basement, but at that time I lived in rural Saskatchewan and because of the cold winters, I dont think oil could be kept outside during that time of the year.