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martinss01

martinss01

blissfully stupid
trying to get central air installed. fun part is i have an oil furnace that is a little over 10 years old. i haven't had any problems with it, but it seems my furnace is too large to fit an ac coil underneath it. blah blah long story short, quotes for heat pumps are about 1k less than the quotes for an oil furnace and central air combo.

doing some research and it seems electric heat is rather cold and far less effective than oil. also seems it might be more expensive than oil as well. curious to hear some first hand opinions though. does anyone here have a heat pump and what are your thoughts?
 
The use of a heat varies a lot dependant on the average temperature of the area you are in. The lower the temperate climate the less efficient a heat pump runs. For years they weren't considered feasible for use in Northern climates, (Ohio). Down there in Cinci and with advances made in the industry they may now be ok but you should be careful to research them. A simple explanation would be that the heat pump works by removing heat either f4om the outside or the inside and if there is less or no heat to remove from the outside air the less it can put into a house.
 
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BuckeyeRyn;1189735; said:
that falls into the category of insulation, duh!!!
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Insulation also varies from one woman to another. Some have better insulation than others, depending on the situation on the outer layer, you can tell if it is going to be good or bad insulation.
 
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BuckeyeRyn;1189735; said:
that falls into the category of insulation, duh!!!
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WEll dyuh no it's not insulation it's a female furnace . :biggrin:
And btw I did some research and found out that the more dishes and laundrry , and housecleaning and babymaking hey do then the hotter they get. :biggrin::biggrin:
 
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Best Buckeye;1189757; said:
WEll dyuh no it's not insulation it's a female furnace . :biggrin:
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actually thats only partially true. while some have little to no insulation, many others do. though you are correct in that they are all essentially furnaces. i personally have found they seem to provide a "wet" heat and are rather inefficient in cold climates typically requiring an additional heating element to keep them from icing over. certainly not capable of keeping a home warm during a typical ohio winter.

And btw I did some research and found out that the more dishes and laundrry , and housecleaning and babymaking hey do then the hotter they get. :biggrin::biggrin:
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actually im thinking your research is in error. the opposite seems true in most cases. the more of these things they do the less hot they become. expecially the babymaking.

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