Russianwolf
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Okay, so I'm tired of paying a big bill every winter even though we keep our house on the cool side (most would say cold).
The house has electric baseboard heat so about the least efficient type available and we don't like the noise from the forced air wall units you can replace them with.
So I'm looking for options.
I have a buddy that has one of these HomComfort® Electric Furnace - Tractor Supply Co. and swears by it. $200 (less if I find it on sale) isn't too shabby, but I may have to buy two since my space is larger.
And then there is always the option of a furnace. Shop Winchester 51,195-BTU Electric Forced Air Furnace at Lowes.com which seems like a more effiecient way to do the job. I could plumb it to the two main rooms on the bottom floor easily with a return at the end of the hall, and could even have it vent into the shop space with a baffle. Could likeely get everything done for $1k or so.
Anything else I should think about?
Oh, the house. We have about 2000 sqft of finished space with another 900sqft for the basement/shop. The main area is made up of the Living Room, Dining room, Kitchen and a loft with cathedral ceiling. Then there are 3 bedrooms. I'm not concerned with the bathrooms the baseboard are more than enough for those small spaces.
The house has electric baseboard heat so about the least efficient type available and we don't like the noise from the forced air wall units you can replace them with.
So I'm looking for options.
I have a buddy that has one of these HomComfort® Electric Furnace - Tractor Supply Co. and swears by it. $200 (less if I find it on sale) isn't too shabby, but I may have to buy two since my space is larger.
And then there is always the option of a furnace. Shop Winchester 51,195-BTU Electric Forced Air Furnace at Lowes.com which seems like a more effiecient way to do the job. I could plumb it to the two main rooms on the bottom floor easily with a return at the end of the hall, and could even have it vent into the shop space with a baffle. Could likeely get everything done for $1k or so.
Anything else I should think about?
Oh, the house. We have about 2000 sqft of finished space with another 900sqft for the basement/shop. The main area is made up of the Living Room, Dining room, Kitchen and a loft with cathedral ceiling. Then there are 3 bedrooms. I'm not concerned with the bathrooms the baseboard are more than enough for those small spaces.