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Old 09-29-2011, 11:04 AM   #26
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Originally Posted by Belmont Resident View Post
Are you also factoring in the cost of the stove and installation into the numbers? On many the savings doesn't start until after many years.
I'm with you, I burn wood here and in Maine but have also gotten hand me down stoves so I have no depreciation to factor in so for us it is all savings from the beginning.
Depending on what your heating fuel is, the faster the payback. If it's oil or propane, it can be just a couple of years. If it's NG or wood (especially free wood) it can take longer. Of course it all depends on what you paid for the stove initially.

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