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The easiest way to determine how much energy it takes to heat your house is to take a reading of your gas meter at 8:00 AM each day for two or three days during your coldest weather period and record the amount of gas used each 24 hours. Then knowing the volume of gas used each 24 hours, multiply the volume by the heating value to determine the energy used. Divide by 24 hours to get the average input per hour. Add 50% to that and you will have enough capacity for any winter day.

You can also record the volume used during a short period of time that the heating device is on, 5 minutes is what I used, and determine what your current rate of energy input is. This can be done any time of year.

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