Grayson Posted June 3, 2021 Report Share Posted June 3, 2021 Looking at a small >1200ft unit in south Connecticut, currently has no established heat. Weighing the pros and cons between different heating options, and was wondering if you guys had any input from experience? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloosfisher Posted June 3, 2021 Report Share Posted June 3, 2021 If the area has reliable electric, i.e., doesn't have blackouts from windstorms multiple times a year, a mini split pump with multiple heads would do heat and cooling. Hopefully , you have at least 100 amp service. I would have recommended a natural gas or propane gas wall mount , especially Rennai, before the advent of the mini-pumps. Mitsubishi seems to have a good track record for longevity so far with the heat pumps. . Shop your installers! I'm a contractor, have steered a customer to get these and the installers sucked. Lots of companies are jumping on board with these and sending out the untrained. Grayson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolhandfluke Posted June 3, 2021 Report Share Posted June 3, 2021 full time residence ? wood stove ? well insulated ? 1 level ? Fish come and go, but memories of fishing with family last forever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grayson Posted June 4, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2021 21 hours ago, coolhandfluke said: full time residence ? wood stove ? well insulated ? 1 level ? Would be full time, no stove and would be re insulating this summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kings over Queens Posted June 4, 2021 Report Share Posted June 4, 2021 (edited) Basement? If you can access the floor joists from underneath a staple up radiant system would work. You'll need a boiler but you can also use that for domestic hot water as well. Not going to be cheap, but having warm feet is very nice. Edited June 4, 2021 by Kings over Queens Grayson 1 #otterlivesmatter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fly By Nite Posted June 4, 2021 Report Share Posted June 4, 2021 (edited) Good Lord man- a little context would be good. Is it1 level? is it on slab, crawl, or basement (or none of the above)? does the property have natural gas service? propane? Neither? Is this an old house? Is it insulated? What amp electrical service? Rental property? If it's a rental- i think the easy answer is probably electric baseboard. Edited June 4, 2021 by Fly By Nite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triumph Posted June 4, 2021 Report Share Posted June 4, 2021 I say... shop around and learn, but don’t do anything before the politicians do their infrastructure deal. (If they ever do.) Who knows what crazy incentives that government will be offering! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass Ackwards Posted June 4, 2021 Report Share Posted June 4, 2021 Depending where in Connecticut this house is it might have to have heating to get a loan and CO. I bought my house in East Haddam some 36 years ago and there was no heating system, just a wood burning stove. The owner installed an oil, hot air furnace without getting a permit to do so. Bank lawyer didn't want the closing till things were corrected. fishinambition Posted June 30 ·After a decade and a half of trolling and disrupting the website, frank's finally fed up with Tim's bull**** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alaskansteve Posted June 14, 2021 Report Share Posted June 14, 2021 1000's of these in use here in Alaska https://www.toyotomiusa.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Lippen Posted June 15, 2021 Report Share Posted June 15, 2021 That doesn't look like you man..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandflee Posted June 16, 2021 Report Share Posted June 16, 2021 wood stove, and then a supplemental heat source, little place we are purchasing upstate where it gets brutal in winter has a nice wood stove and propane forced hot air we will be shutting everything off and draining when not there in winter, not sure how much propane yet we would burn through keeping an unoccupied house at 50 deg in teen weather Grayson 1 If you try to change it, you will ruin it. Try to hold it, and you will lose it. Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stripernut1 Posted June 16, 2021 Report Share Posted June 16, 2021 Mini-Splits for heating and cooling, but when it gets below 25, you want a pellet or wood stove... Once it gets too cold for the Mini Splits to be efficient and an "Electric Coil" turns on, you will get a huge electric bill and be cold. Grayson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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