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Originally Posted by NH.Solar
I can't let this thread slide by without chiming in ...why even consider fossil fuel heating when air source heat pumps (ie, "mini-splits") and solar have made them somewhat obsolete?
Installing or replacing a furnace and the periperal circulation systems is generally more expensive than a whole house air pump with individual handlers. Plus the current super efficient breed of air source heat pumps have the ability to heat, AC, and filter your air. Talk to someone that has one!
A matched solar system will provide the power to run a heat pump system and it only takes 5-8 years for the money saved in utility bills and/or fossil fuels to offset the cost of the solar system ...and from that point forward your power and heat will be coming to you virtually for free A solar system is nearly maintenance free and the expected life is generally thought to be fortyish years.
Will your new home eventually be a retirement home? Wouldn't it be a wonderful thing if you didn't have to worry about the cost of hvac and electricity during your golden years?
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I will agree that if I was to build a new home, it definitely would have an air source heat pump like the Mitsubishi for its primary heating...
Dan