First Oil Bill — Jinkies!

I got my oil tank filled for the first time in my new house yesterday. It was about 1/4th full already and they added about 188 gallons. The cost of oil according to the bill was the same as filling my gas tank yesterday — $2.29/gallon.

Go ahead, do the math.

I spent $40 filling my gas tank yesterday. I owe my oil company $430! Jinkies! Holy Global Warming, Batman!

So, I’m wondering how long that’s going to last.

My house is heated using baseboard heat with water, though the water is heated using the oil-run furnace. The hot water for my shower, my washing machine, and my dishwasher all get their “hot” from the furnace.
Three people over the course of 10 - 12 days used about 1/8th of the tank. That’s extra showers and the dishwasher being run at least once every day and the washing machine getting run extra. My thermostat was set at the ungodly temp of 70°F for 10-12 days for the “Southern” people.

However, it’s just me know and I’ve programmed my thermostat to be 68°F from 6am - 8am and 5:15pm to 11pm and 62°F the rest of the time during the week and 68°F from 6:30am to 11pm on Saturday and Sunday. My dishwasher is likely to be run once every 2 to 3 days except on weekends. Just one person showering per day now.

So, I’m wondering how much oil I’ll use by my lonesome in a month.

tags: heating oil prices, little red house

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