I will be building a new home this spring and looking into some heating alternatives and wondering if a pellet Furnance is a recommended option Vs. LP. What are the top models and average cost to operate. Do intend to have a Pacific energy wood stove on the main level. Thanks
Force Air Pellet Furnance options
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You probably would need to have electric or gas as some form of central heating system to get a mortgage and or insurance. I would highly recommend you call some geothermal companies with the 30% tax credit as well as maybe local rebates its possible it would cost the same as a LP system. Tied in with your mortgage you would probably only be looking at dollars per month more if there is any difference.
If you did opt for a LP system and added in the cost of a pellet furnace you may in fact be spending more money then if you just put a geothermal system in the house to start with.
If you did opt for a LP system and added in the cost of a pellet furnace you may in fact be spending more money then if you just put a geothermal system in the house to start with.
My last home had Geo with a
Fire place insert, this was a great system but very expensive. The house I am building will be approx 1000 sq ft main floor with approximately 300sq ft loft area. I may consider LP with the wood stove. Not sure I can justify installing a Geo system at approx. 30k . Geo is great but spendy!!
Fire place insert, this was a great system but very expensive. The house I am building will be approx 1000 sq ft main floor with approximately 300sq ft loft area. I may consider LP with the wood stove. Not sure I can justify installing a Geo system at approx. 30k . Geo is great but spendy!!
I would look into it for a newly built 1000sq ft house you would need a very very small system probably only 2 ton. You have to pay for ductwork anyways. Not much drilling or digging, digging is cheap. Id be surprised if it was over 15k before credits. You are probably looking at 6-8k for a propane system that will not get used. These numbers are wild guesses.
railfanron
Minister of Fire
I agree with Moey If I was building a new house I would definitely check on Geo. In our area in a new install 15-20 k sounds reasonable. I really like my pellet stove and if I had the room I opt for a furnace along side the Propain but a new house would be a no brainer. Go Geo.
Ron
Ron
hoverfly
Minister of Fire
Solar might be possible as prices on net metering PV systems have come down in price and a hot water solar system can be circulated through a gas, electric or oil furnace with a coil installed. As for an A/C system, a regular one would be supplanted by the PV system to keep cost down. You would not need a pellet stove unless you want one, even then a regular wood stove might work for you just as a back up.
I like the solar HW idea and looked at doing it a few years back, but you really need some serious amount of panels to supply a forced air exchanger coil when it's cold out, and of course you're toast on bad weather days. It's a great idea for domestic HW and maybe even radiant in-floor (with backup heat source for both), but for forced air I'm rather skeptical.
Mr._Graybeard
Feeling the Heat
Absolutely, geo with radiant floor hydronic. 30% tax credit remains in effect, so there's 9 grand off the cost right there.
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