What do you use to heat your home?

[eyepaddle]

Inspired by all the weather and climate related threads let's see how DU stays warm. If you use more than one method (eg heating oil + space heater feel free to sound off)

on edit: how did I forget heating oil? I used to deliver the stuff!

[CarpeDiebold]

1. My raw, manly ruggedness

plus electric when that's not hot enough.

[eyepaddle]

3. LOL welcome to DU

:D

Does manly ruggedness count as "renewable?"

[CarpeDiebold]

7. Aside very a very short refractory period

It's been known to be more reliable (and hotter) than solar energy.
But this is according to my concubines, you have to ask them for details.

And thank you kindly for the welcome. What a great progressive community to make friends in!

[Deja Q]

4. Man, I'd love to feel that heat!

:D

[Solon]

2. Buffalo Chips...

:)

[eyepaddle]

6. For real?

you said":)" and not ";)" so I need to ask!

[Solon]

10. Yep, in a studio apartment no less!!!!

I have to wear a hazmat suit to get in the place, but at least its warm! :P

[WMliberal]

5. nookyoolur power.

Good ol' Dominion Resources Surry,VA Nuclear Plant.

[Oeditpus Rex]

8. Steamy, sweaty monkey love

Just think of how warm it'd be in here if I had a partner.

:blush:

[kermujin]

9. Wood...

...at the moment, mostly whatever I can haul out of the woods behind my house. The wood guy better get here soon; I'm getting mighty sick of the swede saw!

[hfojvt]

11. I have three sources

besides the heat that my refrigerator and computer/monitor throw off. I have natural gas, an electric space heater, and a candle, or two.

[LeftyMom]

12. gas in the main dwelling, electric in my office (a later addition) nt

[SCRUBDASHRUB]

13. Heat pump. Also have a gas fireplace (propane). We use

a space heater (oil radiator type thing) to help heat our greatroom (it's pretty big, and the windows in the room suck out a lot of the heat (crappy insulation).

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

14. What else do you need when you have a burning passion?

I'm so hot to the touch nothing else is needed.

Now, I KNOW you believe me... :hi:

[eyepaddle]

15. Well, let's see

I've got rhythym, I've got music, what more COULD I ask for? ;)

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

16. I like that! Someone should turn it into a song!

Oh, wait.... :rofl:

[Robb]

17. Huskies

Three dog night, believe it. :)

[Broken_Hero]

18. Wood stove, inset into a fireplace....:)

its a Shrader Fireplace Stove, inset into red/white brick. :) All wood for heating, propane for hot water heater...

[Err]

19. I think my college campus uses...

hot water to heat the apartments.

That would explain the weird "watery" noises coming from the pipes. :shrug:

[lwbaby]

20. We use a fire place in our living room and wood/cook stove in our kitchen.

We are trying to get off the grid and are halfway there. Both firesources heat our house and because we use trees seasoned on our own property it costs us virtually nothing. Now, electicity, that's another matter. We still haven't figured out our way around that...

[SW FL Dem]

21. Heat a house???

We've been here almost 5 years and have never had to heat the house. We just close the windows. This is the only time of year our electric bill is affordable. In the summer it runs over 300 a month and we keep the a/c at 78-80.

[RobbinsdaleDem]

22. Gas bill going up...

Had a notice on the latest bill that our budget payment would increase by up to 40% starting next month. I live in Minnesota, and it's been mighty cold lately.

[Dave Reynolds]

23. Wood, with propane back-up.

I have been fortunate to get the wood for free, but the propane is $1.99 a gallon with a 300 gallon minimum purchase.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

24. Natural gas for heating entirely.......

One small electric space heater in the master bath when we shower.

There are also heat lamps in three of the bathrooms....