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Careful_Square1742 t1_j6idwu6 wrote

do you use a boiler (hot water) or furnace (hot air)? have propane for a stove?

heat pumps are fantastic if you have adequate power available for them. yes, there are supply chain issues currently for parts, but that's the same across the board right now. don't listen to the nay-sayers - a fair amount of new construction is going 100% heat pump heating here, often without backup heat sources. my Daikin system chuges along fine at -15f

a cheaper solution may be to switch to a propane condensing gas boiler/furnace. your oil unit is is likely around 80-83% efficient. meaning for dollar of oil you burn, 20 cents is going up the chimney instead of into your home. condensing gas appliances, when properly sized/installed are as high as 98% efficient. there's fewer BTU/gallon in propane vs oil, but the efficiency more than makes up for it

oftentimes your fuel supplier will set a propane tank for free/cheap, and a propane boiler/furnace will be cheaper to install than heat pumps.

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lottabigbluewater OP t1_j6ij0i4 wrote

Hi, thanks for your comment! I have a hot air furnace. I do not have propane - I have an electric stove and electric hot water heating. My electric bills have never been much of a concern to me (about 150 max/month). I wash on cold and take short showers so that's probably why.

I'll look into propane, one of my neighbors has a propane furnace. Maybe they can clue me in on costs, if they don't consider that too nosy. Thanks!

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