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Unique-Public-8594 t1_j72d5se wrote

Doing great. Comfy warm. Same as any other day. We got Bosch with aux heat coil installed 11/22. Heat pump functions to -4 then the coil provides heat below that. We chose it for the high praise for how well it does at low temps due to the aux heat coil. $20k included install and electric upgrade at pole. Loan pmt = $300/mo. Dec elec bill = $300. Thermostat set to 70.

1400sf leaky not zoned 1868 home with some insulation but not amazing insulation, huge leaky windows (former one-room school house). Windows currently frosted up all the way to the top which we rarely see. Bedrooms have no doors. Upstairs and downstairs open air flow. Near Stowe. None of our pipes go up external walls.

Very pleased so far. Will know more after next 2 month’s elec bill.

We happen to be Ideally located/positioned for solar if need be.

Our oil furnace broke/disintegrated. We have no back-up other than a space heater (which we haven’t felt any need to use). Space heater has auto temp setting and will shut off if it falls down.

Public Service Announcement: just learned this year that space heaters need to be plugged into walls (not plugged into extension cords).

Update:

  1. still cozy warm inside 70 degrees 8p. -18 outside.

  2. Saturday. 7:30a still cozy 72 inside. -19 outside.

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pineappleguavalava t1_j72ohqo wrote

You should do a post in a couple months following up; I've also got an 1830s home that's heated with water pipes in baseboards and the oil fired water furnace is just tearing through our supply of oil. Really need to change it at some point

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