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People of Ontario, what do you use to heat your home?

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Natural gas? Heating oil?

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tarsn@lemmy.ca
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Natural gas here

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

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ahal@lemmy.ca
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Electricity (heat pump)

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Nik282000@lemmy.ca
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How does it hold up on the 2 or 3 really cold days we have? Is there auxiliary electric heat?

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ahal@lemmy.ca
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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!

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Rhs519@lemmy.ca
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Propane for us. Natural gas is just a bit too far away to get a connection.

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SiriusCybernetics@lemmy.ca
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Wood

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Nik282000@lemmy.ca
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Natural gas for building heat and a tankless water heater, townhouse was built ~2010.

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