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"Mike" wrote in message
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Hi, I live in a 70 y/o EOG rowhouse with southern & western
exposure
located
in Baltimore, MD.
The house has electric baseboard heating and window air
conditioners.
Utilities were recently deregulated
and I believe I need to install a more efficient heating unit.
Might
as
well install central air at the same time.
I understand there are new high efficiency units that can save a
bundle
in
utility costs but they need to installed by
a crew that's trained to install them otherwise the are less
effcient
than
the other systems.
Recommendations for HVAC companies are also needed.
Any recommendations for highly effcient replacement windows at a
resonalble
cost?
(will chck consumers union website)
Thanks,
Mike
Depending on your local utility rates, you might want to install
Heat
Pumps.
He's in Baltimore.
http://www.usepropane.com/esc/
But the real question is, what is his utility rates?
He has to enter that ( kwh ) for himself....varies considerably
depending
on
your location...pretty sure IM at $.058/ kwh last I checked--"cheap
hydro"...
True... 6 cents/kwh is pretty darn cheap!
IIRC my brother is getting nailed at 3 ~bux /gallon--Seattle,Wa
OooooOoooooOooooooUCH!!!!!!!!
IIRC, your in the corn belt--then if so pay close attention to a/c
mode...dehumidifican problems and short cycling definately can be a
problem
where yuo have oversized a heat pump for to deal primarily with the
heating
load.
That's why one should size for the cooling system. :-)
Apparently, cost structure was more favorable towards propane near to a
decade ago--when the sys was initially installed....main benefit to having
the heat pump being the luxury of having cooling...
Still makes no sense--if the gas is cheaper then just kill the HP on heating
altogheter.
Diferent situation in the machine shop here though, I have tools that
actually produce a significant heat load--nice during winter but becomes a
burden during summertime.
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