I would start off with the clothes dryer (electric now). Then move on to a condensing boiler. I desperately need a new boiler anyway and will buy one later this year but it will have to be an oil boiler 'cause..... no gas in the street. Then depending on the boiler, domestic hot water fired with gas- either in the boiler, outside the boiler but still fired by the boiler (al la BoilerMate as a separate zone) or finally as a tank- type hot water heater (using one now but again, electric). The new oil boiler is going to require a new Class- A chimney also and therefore a lot of work and money to install a boiler fired with a fuel I really do not want.
Oh, if only I had gas, the things I could do with it....
I would continue to burn firewood for the main heat supply but as things are right now, the boiler is shut down due to its horrific efficiency.... so all heat comes from wood only and while absolutely do-able and it easily keeps the house much more comfortable than most people I know who use fossil fuel, it is very demanding to feed and maintain the woodstove 24/7 for about 7 months of the year.
As far as the 'taken' thing, maybe not so much. Andrea seems to be willing to part with me for a surprisingly low sum, at least it was surprising to me. I believe the exact words were something like 'You want him? Take him.'.
And it was our anniversary just a couple of days ago: 5 years of wedded bliss..... spread across 32 years of marriage.
(two times)
Brian
Just as well, otherwise what would you do with all that wood. (easy girls, he's taken)