What brand did you get? I saw a MrCool one that says diy. Are they all remote control only?, no knobs or buttons to run them?
I got this https://www.homedepot.com/p/Rheem-P...-Electric-Water-Heater-XE40T10H45U0/312742067 part of the reason I’m stalling is in normal times I would be able to get a plumber in quick but now? I’ll be there for weeks if I screw it up! $600 from the state and $300 from the fed s
Just walked WWW through mini split info here and he's very interested! How about a dedicated mini split thread?
That's the cheapest way, until they need to actually be used. At that point though, it is what it is.
Keep in mind that mini splits are super efficient at 20-80 F below 20 F, they still work, but not as efficiently as at the other range. At -15 F, they are not a source of heat. So there you have. For deep cold, you need a back up.
Good point and you may have issues getting homeowners insurance, I called geico to let them know I got rid of oil (which increased my premium) and added a wood stove/mini splits to be met with “so you don’t have a central hearing system anymore”. Luckily I still had the electric baseboard which was considered central heating.
Myself, I have a hot air oil furnace and would like a mini split to take some of the load of my furnace and make my living room more comfortable. It will save me on oil but my power bill will go up some but the max draw is 18 amps and I would be able to unplug a electric heater I'm using that uses 15 amps so it would be a no brainer for me. Of course there is the cost of the unit.
There is a fallacy of time costs - it only "costs" if I have something else I want/need to do instead of picking up pellets - I do no. Other people do - so that is a consideration for them. If I'm buying pellets retail, those are 2-4 miles away. If I'm buying from CL/FBM, at times that saves me from driving around aimlessly making sure my vehicle's battery is fully charged from sitting all week. I certainly don't skip doing something to get pellets. My annual cost of running the pellet stoves, at 1200-1500 per year INCLUDES the electricity to run the stoves. All costs go up - electricity, fossil fuel, pellets. The only way that is part of my equation is that I already have most/all of my pellets for this season so the bulk of my heating cost is pretty much set.
Work has been all kinds of weird this week. The company I work for got sold (again). I saw this coming and was forming an exit strategy to a new job but (is all but a done deal) now I'm wondering if that is the right move since the new buyer is the complete opposite type of company I though it would be. I'm stuck with 2 good options so will end up fine either way.
