I am pretty much a heat pump believer. Even during the coldest months with some days it running almost non stop for a day at a time our highest electric bill is maybe $250. With natural gas the gas bill would probably be close to that plus another $100-$150 electric bill.
Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 26, 2022, at 8:56 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > The nice thing about heat pumps is you essentially get AC "for free". Where > you are they should be good for all but the coldest nights. Since you're > talking electric heat in the bathrooms anyway (I'd say drain one of them for > the winter) then let the place go cold on those really cold nights to save $$. > > Alternately get the wells sunk to do a geothermal heat pump and use them for > both the house and garage but that's a big $$$$ upfront cost... > > -Curt > > > On Wednesday, January 26, 2022, 09:52:34 AM EST, Dimitri Seretakis via > Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > I need to get heat in my garage. It is roughly 24x54 and located in midcoast > Maine. The ceiling is well insulated, most walls are 2x4 but some are 2x6 and > they are/will be insulated. Height to peak of vaulted ceiling is 26 feet for > most of it with exception of a small area that has lower ceiling. There will > be two bathrooms. One on ground floor and one in partial loft. Loft will be > open to the rest of the garage so essentially one big open space minus > bathrooms. Thinking of small electric baseboard units in bathrooms. > > I’m getting differing opinions, some people say Modine with either propane or > natural gas and others say heat pumps. I’m still waiting on a couple of heat > pump contractors to give me their opinions. Any thoughts? > > Sent from my iPhone > > _______________________________________ > 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 > > > _______________________________________ > 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 > _______________________________________ 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