So I have a 20+ year old furnace.. - Page 2

strider3700 · 02-26-12, 11:26 PM

You really have to do the math.

My electricity is about $0.087/kwh really inexpensive. Using my heatpump is actually more expensive then natural gas around here. It is however cheaper then the oil furnace that it replaced.

Also electricity prices are regulated by the government here so I know way in advance what it's going to cost and what increases can be expected.

The other thing to remember is when the power goes out you had better have a backup source of heat. I made the mistake of an all electric house years ago. At the time being forced to stay in bed under the covers for 3 days with my then girlfriend now wife wasn't so bad but it could really suck with the kids these days.

Fordguy64 · 02-27-12, 07:06 PM

Well my elc is .022 a kwh from what I can tell I'm currently in the process of insulating/sealing up the house and I've already noticed a huge difference just in doing that.. So maybe I should just skip the heat pump and start on gshp? Lol I have lots of yard to dig up for the ground loops..

randen · 03-01-12, 09:16 PM

Fordguy64

I'm sorry I was reading with a beer in my hand, your cost for electricity is 0.022 /Kwh. Is the excavator there yet for your ground loop? At that price let the dirt fly. The ground source heat pump is for you.

Randen

Fordguy64 · 03-02-12, 07:16 PM

Probably won't break ground for a while yet.. Gotta put a roof on the house first that's coming soon.. I might how ever experiment with a gshp dhw? Just to get some hands on with the hvac stuff

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02-26-12, 11:26 PM	#11
strider3700 Master EcoRenovator Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Vancouver Island BC Posts: 745 Thanks: 23 Thanked 37 Times in 30 Posts	You really have to do the math. My electricity is about $0.087/kwh really inexpensive. Using my heatpump is actually more expensive then natural gas around here. It is however cheaper then the oil furnace that it replaced. Also electricity prices are regulated by the government here so I know way in advance what it's going to cost and what increases can be expected. The other thing to remember is when the power goes out you had better have a backup source of heat. I made the mistake of an all electric house years ago. At the time being forced to stay in bed under the covers for 3 days with my then girlfriend now wife wasn't so bad but it could really suck with the kids these days.

02-27-12, 07:06 PM	#12
Fordguy64 Journeyman EcoRenovator Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Cincinnati ohio Posts: 338 Thanks: 40 Thanked 35 Times in 31 Posts	Well my elc is .022 a kwh from what I can tell I'm currently in the process of insulating/sealing up the house and I've already noticed a huge difference just in doing that.. So maybe I should just skip the heat pump and start on gshp? Lol I have lots of yard to dig up for the ground loops..

03-01-12, 09:16 PM	#13
randen Uber EcoRenovator Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Strathroy Ontario Canada Posts: 657 Thanks: 9 Thanked 191 Times in 129 Posts	Fordguy64 I'm sorry I was reading with a beer in my hand, your cost for electricity is 0.022 /Kwh. Is the excavator there yet for your ground loop? At that price let the dirt fly. The ground source heat pump is for you. Randen

03-02-12, 07:16 PM	#14
Fordguy64 Journeyman EcoRenovator Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Cincinnati ohio Posts: 338 Thanks: 40 Thanked 35 Times in 31 Posts	Probably won't break ground for a while yet.. Gotta put a roof on the house first that's coming soon.. I might how ever experiment with a gshp dhw? Just to get some hands on with the hvac stuff