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Old 04-12-11, 01:19 AM   #667
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Originally Posted by pachai View Post
And then the details emerge...The mini-splits that I looked at are not Energy Star compliant...which doesn't rule them out, but compare to GSHP which is eligible for the 30%....

or compare with an older AC of "just" 10.0 EER
that is free...
It's a good idea to do at least a graphical break-even analysis on your various options.

Also interesting is this fuel calculator, which also can calculate CO2 output for various expected COPs.

Might make your decision easier.

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