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drnick5 t1_j49nizk wrote

Yes, it's far more efficient than oil or gas. But you'd need to be in the house long enough to realize those savings.

If you plan to get central air (or mini splits) installed, then it's a no brainer as it isn't that much more to add the heat pump option.

There are also rebates available. I got a $3k check from National grid when I installed mine 2 years ago. I haven't used my oil furnace since.

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smokejaguar t1_j4be4he wrote

If you don't mind me asking, how much did the project cost?

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drnick5 t1_j4bn7yv wrote

It was around $32k. That was for a Mitsubishi hyper heat condenser, with 2 air handlers (one in the basement for first floor, one in the attic for 2nd floor) and them installing all the duct work. (I only had baseboard heat previously)
I also had them put a mini split in the finished part of my basement. This was also with the kumo cloud wireless adapters so it can be app controlled.

I got quotes from 3 places, and they were the most reasonable (I used Carjon for the install) one company quoted me nearly $50k using the exact same equipment. I then got a $3500 rebate which the company gave me all the forms for. They let me finance it at 0% for 18 months.

I did look at going with mini splits instead of ducts, but since the condensers max out at 5 heads, and I would have needed 6 or 7, which would have required 2 outdoor condenser units, so it ended up being a similar price to go with a fully ducted install.

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smokejaguar t1_j4bxwnh wrote

Thank you for the informative response. Probably won't make the switch on my current home due to the costs, but I'm looking to build a house within the next decade, and it seems like that would be the way to go for my forever home.

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drnick5 t1_j4c87tx wrote

No prob! Yeah, if you don't plan to be there for the long haul I probably wouldn't do it. In my case I sold my starter home 2 years ago and moved into my forever home which didn't have AC. So I spent the money as I'll be here for 20+ years. I also installed solar panels so the idea is to get myself as close to net 0 as I can.

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smokejaguar t1_j4e8fab wrote

Makes perfect sense if you're able to project out 30+ years on a cost/benefit analysis. I've always wanted a plot of land on a river so I could run micro hydro for power.

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