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Originally Posted by ecomodded
Ran a overnight test using the auto temp control it maintained a house temp of 19c consuming a average of 470 watts per hour or just less then half its 1050w draw.
a 45% duty cycle , outside temp 6 to 7c / 44f
So I will be cutting the vent back in the kitchen floor to vent warm air with a Air king 200cfm 1.4 sone fan mounted in the downstairs rooms ceiling.
Right now a box fanis in the downstairs doorway to cycle air in and out , it works.
Its pushing out the heat with vent temps high is 125 to 130F with a low of 115*F at 40 to 44f.
Before the next few days are up will make a air filter box with vents to secure the hose ends.
Thinking will use a can or two of spray foam to insulate the vent with.
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I have some post on here somewhere detailing about a the amount of energy that resistance space heaters used vs my mini split was using . The useage of the mini split turned out was under the power useage that the space heater was using . But produced a lot more heat for me. 1/2 my house vs only 1 room.
Looks like i read in a post that you were using a space heater somewhere. May be cheaper to l let that unit your bought topickup that extra heating for this heating season. Until you can put it on the market. I looked and found my old post when i bought my cheapy mini split . (still chugging along)
http://ecorenovator.org/forum/geothe...ini-split.html