How much money can you save a month using a wood stove vs central heat?

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asked Dec 10, 2017 in Other-Home/Garden by Solange (260 points)
How much money can you save a month using a wood stove vs central heat?

I have a central heating natural gas furnace and my natural gas bills average $400.00 per month in winter.

I'm thinking of getting a wood stove installed but not sure if it's worth the cost and if I'll save any money over the winter months?

Anyone here heat there home with wood stoves and save money each month?

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answered Dec 15, 2017 by Mechanic21 (29,150 points)
I save over $2,000.00 through the winter season heating with my wood stove.
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answered Dec 15, 2017 by chad (14,670 points)
Before I installed my wood stove in my new to me fixer upper house I spent $175.00 per month for electric heat which barely kept the house warm.

That $175.00 per month x 6 months of heating came out to $1,050.00

Now my electric bills runs around $33.00 per month heating with wood. So I save over $800.00 over the winter months by heating with wood and I get my wood for free and just have to spend gas in the chainsaw to cut it up and gas in my truck to haul it.

Still a significant savings by heating with wood vs electric or natural gas heat.

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