Posted by George Marsh on March 07, 2014 at 09:54:31 from (64.12.116.16):
In Reply to: Re: Solar heating? posted by VaTom on March 07, 2014 at 06:40:11:
Tom, I don't figure I have a problem with the air in my houses. All my places are total electric, baseboard heat. Compared to porpane, natural and heat pumps, my electrical bill is hundreds below theirs. During the record cold month, I paid $316 for heating and all the electricity I used for hot water heater, stove, lighting, refrigerator, electricity in work shop. During the months when I don't air condition and heat, spring and fall, my electric bill is $80-90. So bottom line I may have paid $225 for heating during a record cold month.
Seriously, there is no way a heat pump would ever pay for itself, even if it saved me all of the $225. According to the internet, the AVERAGE life of a heat pump used all the time is 14 years. It said tht very few lasted 21 years. If I saved $500 a year on a heat pump, 15 years = $7500, the cost of an air to air heat pump.
Now I know this will cause a stir, I did some research in the internet. It says most heat pumps are lucky to save $250 a year, both heating and cooling, $.085 per kw-hr. It also said heat pumps are costly to maintain. Now if you talk to someone who has one, or sells them and you get a totally different opinion. Some will tell you their heat pump came over on the Mayflower and it saves them $1000.
I like to use the tried and proven, caulking and insulation. My homes have a minimum of R20 in walls, R50 attic. Thermal pain windows, brick siding, insulated doors. I spend money on making a well insulated home over alternative heat sources.
I have rental houses, 5 have basements. The humidity in my area requires either I use dehumidifiers or centeral air to control moisture. Venting a basement in the summer is like pouring gas on a fire. You want to keep the moisture out, not vent.
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