Originally Posted by
cjaneky
We were fortunate enough to have a wood burning furnace installed out back, dh still has to cut and bring the wood to the house but once we have it all set up...this keeps our whole house warm and heats our hot water as well. Living on a farm makes getting the wood a little easier as well. We are total electric...the only problem is if the power goes out...the fans can't blow the warm air thru the house, but we also have a back up generator.. So far our highest bill has still been under $200... and we keep the heat on at 76 to 78....this is our 2nd year with the furnace and i love it...
That's what we have too. I don't remember how long we've had it but the novelty of a lower bill never wears off. lol. We get free wood from FIL's woods which helps a ton. Ours isn't hooked up to our water heater though. Our current one is electric so I'm not sure if it can be hooked up to it.
I've heard of people hooking them up to the dryer too. Ours is electric.