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04-04-2018, 06:16 PM | #1 |
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Conversion from Electric heat to oil ?
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I'm looking at a property that has electric heat. I would never live in a house with electric heat ! I had a house years ago, a ranch, with electric heat, and converted to oil, it was rather an easy conversion.. Had a furnace installed in the basement, vented through chimney 'I built', and all baseboard was installed, up through the basement ceiling. I think this could be done for about $10,000. $5k for the furnace, $5k for the baseboards and labor, maybe I'm underestimating ? Was thinking I could do same with the property in question, at least for the first floor. House actually has two chimneys, one in the living room, the other in the basement. If it chimney has 2 flues, I'll put in a wood or pellet stove, in the basement. It's a very nice house, in the area I like, with a great view of the mountains. Thoughts ? |
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I understand the problems with traditional electric systems, and I'm sure you could lower your bill by converting. But, ironically, your best bet might be to convert to...electric.
Check out mini split heat pumps. I have the Mitsubishis--they are significantly more efficient than oil. https://www.consumerreports.org/cro/...uide/index.htm |
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Heat pump systems.
Please add these to your research. Highly recommended.
If you have natural gas available. Right now Liberty Utilities will pay for the first 100 feet of pipe installation for new customers. And will provide a $4000 grant for conversion plus a $4000 2% loan!
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Many new oil/gas heat installations no longer use a true chimney for venting; you could save yourself a step and vent directly out thru the side of the foundation if your building inspector will permit it. Worth checking out! . |
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Mini-split heat pumps
Mini-split heat pumps. Mitsubishi FH series. Single not multi units. Several units spaced around your home. Incredibly efficient. The technology seems to improve yearly. They are so efficient that you can run them on a small standby generator. Dead silent.
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A caution note
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Mitsubishi FH Mini-splits
The technology is improving so quickly that the Consumer Reports article, dated 2016 is somewhat out of date. I have a Mitsubishi FH single mini-split and it will deliver full rated heat down to 5deg outside temp. Below that, it will still provide tons of heat but is less efficient. Here is a link to pdf with technical details:
jackmansinc.com/wp-content/uploads/pdfs/mitsubishi-m-series-brochure.pdf The SEER of the newest units is around 30!!! Installation is easy. My neighbor has a Fugitsu Mini and loves it, even in mid-winter. I think that most electric utilities will give a tax credit/installation credit. Not sure of the details. The logic behind using, for example, three smaller single units is that they cost about the same as a three head multi, but with fewer long tubing runs and if one goes down, you haven't lost the whole system. They are very reliable and have good warranties. I do not sell them, but I'm an engineer and just really like the technology. |
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We have Mitsubishi mini splits at home and out on Welch, a great product. They could solve your entire problem.
Some thoughts: If you still go for forced hot water (oil or gas fired) on the 1st floor then consider adding a basement zone rather than a pellet stove. One less appliance. Now matter what, use mini splits at least on the 2nd floor. Reliable heat and A/C in the summer. |
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I have mini splits and they are extremely economical for heat and air conditioning.
One of them is in a 3 level rental house with one unit outside feeding the three heads. It takes a little bit of an education process to have the tenants understand that the units will either put out heat or A/C but it cannot do both at the same time. So if someone on one floor switches to A/C while the other two heads are on heat it will stop functioning. For that reason I now wish that I had three separate units installed but other than that they are excellent. They newer models get more efficient every year so sometimes the local vendors have used units that are only a few years old for sale at a discount when people trade them in to upgrade. |
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That SEER rating is amazing! I had the Mitsubishi's installed at my island camp a few years ago and even since then the technology has just got better every year. The newer hyper heat models are amazing!
Highly recommended! Dan
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I have 3 Mitsubishi head units running off 2 compressor units. They are not the Hyperheat units but, the heat the house comfortably down to about 15+/- (hyperheat units are supposed to provide heat to -5 or so) degrees. I went from a tank of oil every +/- 3weeks to 3 fills this year. I was real surprised when I found that my electric bill didn’t jump like I expected. My son-in-law installs Mitsubishi’s and his company only sells the hyperheat units now although, they still recommend that you do not use them as your primary heat source during the winter
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Mitsubishi FH not older FE
Nice to hear lots of happy campers. Note, the M series FH model is the newest and most efficient. Some dealers will try to sell their older FE models, which are less efficient.
I have installed 15 of these units. I only use singe units. I find that three singles cost about the same as one three head unit and are more reliable. I am an experienced plumber and electrician, so I do the rough-in, run the gas lines, mount the condenser/evaporator and then have a LICENSED HVAC person connect the tubing - purge - evacuate - purge - evacuate and maybe yet again. This is the most important part. If any moisture remains in the lines, you WILL have problems. A licensed HVAC person must do the final install or no warranty. Find an HVAC tech who does these all day, every day and really knows them. Anybody know about rebates? |
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Put mini splits in with solar panels ... not paying for heat is so amazing!
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