Posted by VaTom on March 07, 2014 at 13:36:14 from (70.32.219.33):
In Reply to: Re: Solar heating? posted by George Marsh on March 07, 2014 at 09:54:31:
Right George, I'm not a heatpump fan either, though I do use one summers to heat water. It provides cheap hot water (compared to electric resistance) and gives me 50% of my needed dehumidification for free, but that's not the type of heat pump you meant.
The sole use we have for a normal space heatpump is to get a mortgage. It's the small cost of getting needed financing. I didn't need financing, so no heatpump.
What we do find is that building as I did is cheaper than stickbuilt, and has no maintenance. Also won't burn or blow away. A $100 electric bill, including well pump and heating water, would be large. Wish I got electricity as cheap as you do.
You're clearly doing well with your methods. You're also dealing with existing houses, which is usually cheaper than building.
No argument here. Other than indoor air quality, and if your houses leak enough air, they're healthy. New houses often do not. A blower door test reveals everything.
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