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Originally Posted by Skytrooper
I went with a variable speed high efficiency propane furnace and A/C unit (also variable speed and high efficiency). My existing 500 gallon propane tank turned out to be full ! The propane company price for propane is 1/3 rd of the cost of fuel oil. So, theoretically I should be saving on both electricity and fuel.
Now, to concentrate on a whole house generator!
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I think you'll really like that system. Does it come with a smart thermostat? If you didn't get one or don't have one already, you might consider a bypass type humidifier. If you have a smart thermostat, it will control the humidifier during the winter months.
I'm like a kid with a new toy with my system installed. I'm gonna burn up the touch screen on the thermostat! Darn thing has tracking for energy use. I enter my propane and electric cost and it tracks how much it costs to operate daily. Yesterday my AC used .33c worth of electricity on a day with high temps around 80. Gonna be fun, or maybe not, seeing what the propane daily cost is with the modulating furnace.
I own my tanks (2 1000 gallon tanks) my cost to fill is $1.39/gal. Nice thing about owning the tank and having the capacity I do, I only fill once each year at the summer fill rate. If the company owns the tank, I'd ask if they do will call fills rather than auto fill. With auto, they use degree days and estimated use to determine when to fill. This can mean they're filling your tank with much higher priced propane. The only downfall to Will Call is if you forget to check your tank. With 2000 (1600 filled at 80%) gallons I don't have to worry about it. Why 2000? I have three furnaces that I'll run (shop, man cave in the barn, and house)
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Originally Posted by DerkPerk
That’s great point, Cabman. 410a is gone! Many of our reps are telling us that unless equipment is ordered by mid month, they cannot guarantee it will be a 410a unit. The A2L units are going to be noticeably more expensive as well. Being A2L refrigerants are considered flammable, all systems will require integrated leak detection. The refrigerant itself is more too, by about double. Luckily the procedure for installation and service is similar enough, technicians won’t be messing it up too bad like when 410a came out.
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I was all cranked up and ready to buy a R454b system until I found out 1) that my distributor didn't have any of the new systems in yet and 2)cost was going to be significantly higher. Then I thought, yeah I like 410a, I can live with 410a.