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Solar Hot Water vs Natural Gas Hot Water

Solar Hot Water vs Natural Gas Hot Water

Today we will do a cost comparison of solar hot water and natural gas hot water. This is the third part of the Should I Install Solar Hot Water? series. Yesterday we looked at Solar Hot Water vs Electric Hot Water.
Background
Currently in eastern Ontario, you can have a solar hot water system installed for about $4000-$4500 [...]

Solar Hot Water vs Electric Hot Water

Solar Hot Water vs Electric Hot Water

Today we will do a cost comparison of solar hot water and electric hot water in eastern Ontario. This is the second part of the Should I Install Solar Hot Water? series.
Background
Currently in eastern Ontario, you can have a solar hot water system installed for about $4000-$4500 after all of the rebates and incentives. While [...]

Should I Install Solar Hot Water?

Should I Install Solar Hot Water?

Should I install solar hot water? This is a question I have been asking myself for almost 4 years now. Basically, as soon as we purchased the house I started wondering if it made sense to install a solar hot water system. The biggest reason was due to the fact we heat [...]

2006 Pontiac Vibe Gas Mileage Updates

In the next few weeks, my 2006 Pontiac Vibe gas mileage updates will be coming to an end. We are going to be getting rid of the Pontiac Vibe as our family needs a larger vehicle now. The Pontiac Vibe gas mileage tracker will remain online and I’ll make sure I update the information [...]

2006 Pontiac Vibe Gas Mileage Tracker

We’ve been tracking the gas consumption on our 2006 Pontiac Vibe since we bought it over 3 years ago. It’s now a habit for both of us to write the distance traveled on each gas receipt we get. The only problem is I seem to forget to collect all those receipts on a timely [...]

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