Mungo03
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Posted 12:43 pm, 10/29/2013
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Thank you all for your input!
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Flush Obama
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Posted 2:44 pm, 10/28/2013
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Speaking of propane, I got a good price from Wallace in Boone a couple of weeks ago. It was 2.35 and no fees or surcharges. They come to Ashe, don't know about Wilkes.
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shagbag
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Posted 2:40 pm, 10/28/2013
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If some people understood how a heat pump works they would not have high power bills in the winter. Leave the thermostat alone and the heat pump will not over work or even worse kick on emergency heat strips. It is a good idea to have a second heat source like gas. My only complaint with heat pumps and electric heat is they dry the air out.
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GrayWSD
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Posted 2:12 pm, 10/28/2013
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I am dumping my heat pump as we speak....I have hated it since the day we put it in...cold and the electric bill is for the birds...
I am going with propane. I ran the numbers and I found that the cost efficiency is much greater with propane!!!
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Flush Obama
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Posted 1:25 pm, 10/28/2013
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The best system is a heat pump the switches over to propane when the temp gets down below 40. Or a geothermal.
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phillyjoe
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Posted 1:14 pm, 10/28/2013
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There is a big difference in prices of heatpumps.Trane and Carrier. are usually more expensive to install.some have a 10 year warranty. It is an appliance like a stove refrigerator etc. They last about like an appliance.
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EJ88
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Posted 12:16 pm, 10/28/2013
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The trick to using a heat pump is to leave the thermostat the same place as much as possible. If you try moving it up and down all the time, then the inside backup unit heatapes come on and that is what runs the electric bill up.
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EJ88
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Posted 12:12 pm, 10/28/2013
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I have a Trane Heatpump and the trick to keeping the house warm is to buy a heatpump that is large enough to do the job. I went to a larger trane the last time I had one installed and they have improved the performance so much over the years my house stays warmer and the heat pump doesn't run near as much and the electric bill came down about 25 to 50 dollars a month.
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high_on_life
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Posted 11:56 am, 10/28/2013
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you must have a big arse dwelling...mine is a trane and its incredible
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foggyday
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Posted 11:53 am, 10/28/2013
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your power will double when it gets really cold. ours goes from $115 in summer to $200-400 in winter. on those supper cold nights it basically runs all night.
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EJ88
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Posted 11:50 am, 10/28/2013
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During my life time I have used coal, wood, gas, and electricity. coal, wood, and gas is the warmest. I will take a heat pump anytime for convience of heat in the winter and cool in the summer. Its cleaner with no odor and your not depending on oil and gas distributors to deliver their product. Since the price of gas and oil have went up it is just as cheap to use electricity as them. It does take a little getting use to because the air coming out of the vents are not as hot as the others I have mentioned but if you will get the whole house warm you will get use to the way the heatpump heats and cools. I have had three heatpumps in my lifetime and I wouldn't think about using anything else. I am on a flat rate each month and on the eleventh month Duke Energy lets me off on the bill what I have overpaid or lets me make up what overage I have used. I have never had to pay over what they had the flat rate figured for each month and have always got a reduction in my last months bill.
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high_on_life
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Posted 11:39 am, 10/28/2013
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pro's ...my husband does it for a living
Con's...my husband does it for a living
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ObLaDi-ObLaDa
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Posted 11:38 am, 10/28/2013
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I switched from gas to a heat pump 4 years ago. It is not a "warm" heat, but I am a hot natured person and it suites me just fine. At the time I switched the propane market was volatile and I felt several times I had
been ripped off by different propane companies. I'm happy but I'm sure others wouldn't be.
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ealexer
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Posted 11:35 am, 10/28/2013
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You need a good backup heating system to use with the heat pump when it is much below freezing.
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Joseph T.
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Posted 11:34 am, 10/28/2013
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If you have enough space you should check into a ground source heat pump instead of an air to air source heat pump. With the ground source heat pump you can also get what is called a desuperheater to heat your hot water.
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dale61
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Posted 11:20 am, 10/28/2013
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Gas is the best,,,just fill your tank in the summer when the price is low,,You will freeze with a heat pump after using gas,,Duke power gets enough already right
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Mungo03
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Posted 11:13 am, 10/28/2013
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Like the title says.Just looking for some opinions.I have a propane gas system now.Any advice is appreciated.Thanks!
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