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gcubed680 t1_jcvr1d0 wrote

Reply to We're #3. Not a yay. by RedRipeTomato

I’m a transplant of a few years ago and i have no idea how older people manage here. They do, but finding doctors and getting appointments for things is difficult enough when i only have to go once a year, couldn’t imagine how it is to deal with actual older health problems

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gcubed680 t1_j7upou6 wrote

Reply to comment by Some_Mediocre_Guy in Seeking Advice: Boiler by Some_Mediocre_Guy

They are expensive despite incentives. I got them installed in a 2000sqft home but wanted to be less reliant on oil with the current pricing. They work great and I’ve run them down to 0 outside, but they are a different heat, doesn’t warm you as well as radiant heat IMO. They can run below 0 but there is a cut off where it costs more in electricity to run that low versus my oil prices. My house was partly reinsulated with spray foam after irene so it’s “mostly” good… still have more work to do but probably better than most really old houses.

All that said i luckily have very reliable electricity and usually supplement heat with a wood stove versus my oil boiler as much as i can. If you are putting in a generator because of unreliable electricity, not sure dumping your heating on it is worth it.

Like i mentioned above a new boiler or retrofit will probably be less than half an install depending on what credits you qualify for with the new programs in 2023 and your generator wouldn’t need to be as big either!

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gcubed680 t1_j7ulqlj wrote

Reply to Seeking Advice: Boiler by Some_Mediocre_Guy

Heat pumps are great and completely ready for prime time (that’s just a strange comment, why not? They aren’t new)… just not as your only option in Vermont. You still need backup heat.

It does not need to be your primary heat source to get any incentives.

Depending on the size of the house they can be expensive. Not sure how much to switch a boiler to propane but would think it’s less than half of what a heat pump install would run you in a house

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gcubed680 t1_j43now6 wrote

Reply to comment by zonitronic in Rain gutters in VT? by HomeOnTheMountain_

I ended up doing an underground roof system. Dug 3’ around my foundation where my roof dumps water, put in foam board covered by ice shield sloped away from the house. Took me a few days in the summer and a lot of beer for recovery, but it’s the first time my old stacked stone basement hasn’t had puddles after heavy rain

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gcubed680 t1_j1qtpzz wrote

Reply to Winter Crocks by ExpressionFamiliar98

On a semi related side note… what’s the best crampons people have been using? For crocs or otherwise :)

Best for just driveway/sidewalk walking and then hiking.

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gcubed680 t1_ivc0igh wrote

Reply to comment by bigtimesauce in Re: Vermonters' reputed attitude toward out-of-staters by newsandseriousstuff

Ha, there is a huge gap in this state for opportunities for younger people, probably younger than you, but still there is no reason for grads to stay. I’d say beyond that, there is a gap for most a ages that want a job. It’s really baffling that the state would give money for WFH relocating but don’t seem to seriously invest in bringing business here. I can’t imagine long term health of the state economy that is increasingly built on tourism and the service industry… especially as snowfall goes down and summer heat goes up.

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