Recent content by Sigarms

Honestly, Geothermal makes more sense where ever you live IMO if you can afford it or do it yourself.

I can tell you this on my end, with 3 90%+ gas furnaces in our current home with a direct vent hot water heater (gas), our first year in our home we had our 500 gallon tank filled up 3 times during the winter months here in NC (LP was even a lot cheaper back then). I got tired of that fast...

When it comes to our existing LP tank, all I can say is I never want to be put in the same position again of not owning my own LP tank. It seemed like going natural gas was a no brainer if possible, and from what I'm reading, it is, particularly on what we are paying for propane. Future...

1 - Manual J to verify heating and cooling loads 2 - Manual S to verify air flow 3 - Manual D to verify existing ductwork design 4 - System selection of your choosing to meet your requirements 5 - Verify selected equipment blower motor data for airflow and static pressure What did I miss?

The only way to determine the actual efficiency is by comparing the electric rate to NG pricing. Generally, the price difference using NG to Electric is not worth it due to the price difference of using a heat pump vs a AC unit when using a natural gas furnace (I understand that). On my end...

As I previously mentioned, the tank is "hidden" by bush and trees intentionally planted around the tank by the previous owner. Major PITA to remove, and the cost to remove the tank was stupid by the LP company because I can only guess that they don't want to lose you as a customer. Could...

As I previously mentioned, what sucks is if you don't actually own the propane tank when you buy the house. No other LP company would touch us because we have another LP's company tank. ONLY the current LP company can remove the existing tank. Yes, you can remove it yourself, but then the...

Geo was a huge market with the tax breaks in my area. The issue is businesses living off those tax breaks when the consumer bought them due to those tax breaks/ Some years ago in NC, those tax breaks went way for Geo (generally install costs for the trenches), and the Geo business died...

Part of the game it seems the LP company plays. We could buy into a locked rate when we first moved here 20 years ago, but slowly over the years, the "savings plan" offered by the LP company changed. When we first moved here, 3 gas AC systems on LP and a 500 gallon tank wouldn't last very...

When I called, in our area it's currently $1.09 per therm. Currently our propane is around $3.88 per gallon. Going from 3,200 sq ft using propane to less than 1,700 sq ft having the chance to use natural gas seems like a no brainer. Honestly, our biggest mistake when we bought our current...

End of the day, down the road, would prefer a tankless gas water heater. We have a pump at the furthest run to the master bath in our current home and we've both been very happy with it (and given that it's just myself and wife now, no doubt we shouldn't exceed the flow rate if sized properly...

Whole home dehumidifier actually ties into your duct system and should be wired into your thermostat and having a motorized damper isn't a bad idea IMO. I bought one for our old home and I'm just going to install it with the new HVAC system when it's installed later. I'm also going to buy a...

On any tankless, it's pretty standard to ensure the heat exchanger is cleaned at least once a year. Kind of mandatory if you're on well water. Use vinegar...

I have no doubt whoever wired in your thermostat either wired it incorrectly, didn't use a hardwire outdoor sensor or didn't have enough wires to begin with.

Gas furnace has little to do with humidity in the ductwork. NOTHING will reduce a high humidity level like dedicated whole house dehumidifier. When we had realtors looking at out house, everyone made the comment about the tankless water heater. Not one single person mentioned the whole...