It’s hard to talk about heating when it’s so warm outside. but we’re investigating installing electric baseboard heating in both units of our Brooklyn townhouse for two reasons: 1) To give the tenants control over their own heat, 2) to save money on the heating bills. <\/p>\n
I read that natural gas is likely to be at least 25% higher next season, and our heating bill is out of control. We’re also looking into a solar electricity solution for the house, this year or next.<\/p>\n
Would anyone be willing to share any positive or negative experiences with this sort of heating set-up? The tenants’ unit has uneven heat in the winter and the house thermostat needs to be set to 72 degrees to get every nook and cranny up to 68 deg in the daytime. Meanwhile, we boil downstairs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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