Baseboard ELECTRIC heat

Just more food for thought. If electric heat is your only heat source you better hope the power doesn't go out for an extended period of time.

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Originally Posted by ray1970

Just more food for thought. If electric heat is your only heat source you better hope the power doesn't go out for an extended period of time.

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It's not an issue with a good plan. I don't think a single source of heat is a good idea with gas or electric. I don't need either to heat my house, and the power could go out for months and I wouldn't care. I also need electricity for water because of the well pump. I cover that with a generator and backup supply. I'm certainly not an advocate of electric baseboard, but there are ways to work through it. The only thing I cared about when I purchased my house is that it had wood stoves; I wouldn't buy a house that didn't have either fireplace(s) or stove(s).

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Originally Posted by ray1970

Just more food for thought. If electric heat is your only heat source you better hope the power doesn't go out for an extended period of time.

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Electric loss will take out almost all types of heat other than some fireplaces but if you're using a generator as a backup it's a small power draw for a gas furnace or rediculous for an electric system

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Originally Posted by Big E3

While it may be obvious to a grand master know it all, when talking electric only houses, many people overlook the water heater and tend to think only of heating systems. I see nothing in any of the posts above that specifically mention an electric water heater to the OP.

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I'm not going to take this bait. Just trying to help the op

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Originally Posted by Wulf202

Electric loss will take out almost all types of heat other than some fireplaces but if you're using a generator as a backup it's a small power draw for a gas furnace or rediculous for an electric system

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I get that point. I went for about four days without power after a big ice storm in southeast Texas once. The gas stove and gas water heater let me cook and bathe. I had an old Dearborn heater that kept the house warm until the power came back on. My in laws home was all electric. After the second day without electricity they came and stayed with us.

Thank you all for the help. Sounds like I should go with my original thought and try to avoid baseboard electric heat.

I have baseboard water heat. Occasionally it can't keep up with the cold, but it never gets too cold to be dangerous. My house was built in 1955, and the boiler is probably original. I like the boiler heat, and if the house here in Cheyenne is insulated well enough, you won't need A/C.

Thanks Jeff,

I would still consider baseboard WATER, but not Baseboard Electric. Your boiler was fine when it was -50's a few weeks ago?

My house isn't insulated very well, so it struggled to keep up. I have some electric radiator type space heaters that I use to help out when it gets that cold. My gas/electric bill has never been over $200 in a month. My last bill was $173, so it wasn't too bad. I also have a gas clothes dryer, and gas water heater.

The baseboard heat is blocked in some areas by furniture, shelves, and cabinets. It still does pretty good for an old system.