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Puny Bird
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Port Hope (near Toronto) On, Canada
Posts: 4,566
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One of my best buds is GM for a large heating supplier, not an installer, one of the lines they build are furnaces. His opinion is the best value is an air to air heat-pump and a high efficiency gas furnace.
My open concept house had baseboards, I wanted a ground source HP, but he told me the best option for us was a mini-split heat-pump and a couple of gas fireplaces. I installed the fireplaces myself and did a trade with him for the HP.
If I was to build again I'd look into ground source, but only if it was in-floor heat. I'd still have a few gas fireplaces, I really like them and they work even if the power is out.
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'74 Porsche 914, 3.0/6
'72 Porsche 914, 1.7, wife's summer DD
'67 Bug, 2600cc T4,'67 Bus, 2.0 T1
Not putting miles on your car is like not having sex with your girlfriend, so she'll be more desirable to her next boyfriend.
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