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If I lived in 25 degree latitude Florida, no I wouldn't need to bother heating my house. I live above 30 degree latitude Florida, and while we don't have a real winter, there is enough below freezing weather to grow peaches. Bridges and overpasses can ice, as well as the roads on rare occasions. We occasionally see snow, though sleet is more common. Yes... the house will get cold without heat.If your location is correct, do you really need to heat your house in FL?
I use a rice coal stove to supplement my oil fired boiler. Wood is good heat but can't compare to the amount of heat you get from coal. The stove also has a water jacket in it and is piped into the hot water baseboard system. This helps distribute the heat throughout the different zones in the house. Works really well and is quite a bit cheaper than the price of oil when looked at from a BTU standpoint. I'm in upstate NY and it really made a difference in heating costs.