Yes - IIRC, we paid about $12,000 for our ground source heat pump. At that time, propane was very expensive (as was gasoline), so we broke even with our total energy costs being reduced by 50%. We broke even in 8 years. It's all gravy from here on ---
On Fri, Nov 15, 2019 at 1:07 PM Dan--- via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Looks like a ground source heat pump is the way to go. Unfortunately, they > don’t show the acquisition cost, which would balance it out a bit in > comparison. > > My former HVAC guy in Indiana swore by them. The heating and cooling costs > for my behemoth (4,000+ sf) house there would have been about (aboot?) > $100/month year round. Unfortunately, the acquisition cost for the retrofit > would have been around $11k-$12k. > > -D > -- OK Don "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain "There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves." WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
