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People of Ontario, what do you use to heat your home? (lemmy.ca)
submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Natural gas? Heating oil?

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Natural gas here

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Yep. Was built into the subdivision in the 90s. Everything is natural gas from the stove to the heater to the BBQ outside.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Electricity (heat pump)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

How does it hold up on the 2 or 3 really cold days we have? Is there auxiliary electric heat?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

It's set to turn off at -10 or below at which point the natural gas backup kicks in. Apparently it can still work down to -20, but it's less efficient than the gas furnace at that point.

And I'm not sure how it holds up, this will be the first winter with it!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Wood

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Natural gas for building heat and a tankless water heater, townhouse was built ~2010.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Propane for us. Natural gas is just a bit too far away to get a connection.