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Sun, Dec 2, 12 at 22:54
| Hi, i live in SE Pa. We have a summer/winter hookup and the price of oil is getting ridiculous. i have been thinking about possibly getting a heat pump to heat/cool just the front of my house because that is where we spend all our time. It would be 2 very big rooms, sunroom is approx. 500 sq. ft. with a sloped 12 ft. ceiling. The other room is our family room and about 400 sq. ft. with 14 ft. sloped ceiling. I was wondering if i have the right idea getting a high efficient heat pump, i do not know. It would be really easy because those 2 rooms are against my garage and that is where i thought i would put the pump. So i guess it would be a piece of cake for duct. Also, i know nothing about the units , just that i want a really high efficient unit. Can anyone chime in and point me in the right direction? thanks! |
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- Posted by veesubotee (My Page) on Mon, Dec 3, 12 at 7:04
| Probably a ductless mini-split HP to serve those 2 rooms. No air handler in garage; no ductwork to run. Also, might have difficulty locating a HP small enough to serve those rooms. V |
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| But if i find a heat pump small enough for those 2 rooms, would it be wise for me to do that? could i save that much on oil? I googled and found some small heat pumps rated 24,000 btu, 30k btu and 36k btu. I guess one of these rated heat pumps would be good for my needs. But like i stated earlier, would i be able to save money in the winter keeping my oil down to 60 and using this? |
This post was edited by mayhem69 on Mon, Dec 3, 12 at 11:24
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- Posted by neohioheatpump (My Page) on Mon, Dec 3, 12 at 12:24
| I"m assuming you don't have ductwork. If thats the case the best thing for you is a mini-split. Find a contractor that can install these. You may need more or less btu's for your place depending on how well insulated you place is. I can't see more than 24,000 btu's. Could be much less. It would be much cheaper than heating with oil if your electric is not outrageous. If you do have ductwork I would get a regular heatpump and heat/cool your whole house with it. It wouldn't be much more expensive than the cost of a mini-split. |
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| no, i do not have ductwork and the install i think would be very easy, my garage is on the inside walls of both rooms that need to be heated/cooled. Does anyone know how to figure what size unit i would need. My sunroom is kinda cold to begin with and has a sloped 13 ft. ceiling. The other room, family room has a 12 ft. ceiling also. |
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- Posted by veesubotee (My Page) on Mon, Dec 3, 12 at 13:01
| What do you do about heating the rest of your home? How many square feet? Layout/floors/basement? While your 'wall' installation may be a piece of cake, you would need to have a lineset (refrigeration pipes) run to a (outside) traditional unit. V |
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| the rest of my home has oil baseboard heat. We have 3 zones, 1 upstairs with 2 bedrooms and bathroom, 2 downstairs, 1 zone for front half of house (dining room and bedroom), 1 zone for primary living space of house , big family room, kitchen, and hopefully soon to be sunroom. I dont think running the refrigerant line would be a problem. |
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| I think i found what i've been looking for, check em out, gonna install 2 of these. http://www.younits.com/fujitsu-15rls2-wall-ductless-air-conditioner-he at-pump-21.5-seer-14500-btu-1.5-ton-p-11474.html?utm_source=Google+Bas e&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=comparison_shopping&gclid=CJCp0a7UgbQCFU Wo4AodbmQAVQ I can also get $1400 cash back with rebates from Fujitsu and my local electric co. |
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