skyf <skyfall55@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > We're looking at buying a 1961 home in Oregon. It has electric
> baseboard heat. I've heard that it's expensive and doesn't heat the
> house very well. Is this true? I don't want to buy a house and then buy
> a new heating system.
It heats very well. It is expensive to run, but if you're in an area with
lots of hydro power its probably not much worse than natural gas or oil
at their current prices.
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