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Originally Posted by JMags
Manufacturers seem to be reluctant to add inverter technology to whole house heatpumps. You can buy a 23 SEER AC only system but only about 16 SEER if its a heatpump. I hate trying to deal with the HSPF ratings because I'm just not familiar enough with them.
Split ductless has had the inverters for a little while now I don't know why whole house systems are behind.
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Yeah, I've been wondering about Whole House systems too.
They seem to be stuck in a time warp for some reason.
Maybe I should write to some of those manufactures and tell them
I'm paying 20 cents per KWH and the price isn't going to drop like gasoline..
However, since my home uses forced hotwater baseboard heating,
we are basically
ductless..
So, a $1,000-$1,500 mini-split 24,000 BTU ductless that can heat my whole house
for most of the winter (and comes w/ a nice AC), looks pretty dang attractive..
Heat or cool my whole house on 2.5KW?? That's about 50 cents an hour when it's running full bore..
Not too bad compared to heating with oil.
I've read these mini-splits are simple to install. But you do need to call an AC
guy to vacuum pump the lines and flip the valves to release the refrigerant.
(I see those vac pumps aren't that expensive)..
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But, with gas prices falling, home heating oil can't be far behind.
Maybe I'm worried needlessly..
