Here’s a cool website that has a more modern way of heating your home. It’s http://thestoveyard.com . The items i’m talking about are of course stoves. Not the little cooking stoves you take when you go camping, but full size stand alone units for heating your home.
Many people are switching to them from traditional fires and oil fired heating systems. Many people will still use both and put the stove on for a few hours a day. Some will leave them on all day and night, especially in the winter as they keep the house warm and power the water.
If you for instance have under floor heating pipes if you keep the stove stacked up you’re house will be warm 24/7. You can even get full range size stoves to cook your food on, and to power your complete water system. Your power shower, bath, and general water supply will remain toasty all day long. Check out these stoves at : The Stove Yard.