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originally posted by: TheScale
what type of heating do u have right now? a heat pump system? any heater that uses strip heating like a radiant heater or some other such heater it will be considerably less efficient then other methods. if u have a heat pump the colder it gets outside the worse they tend to run. one thing to have checked is to make sure your freon isnt low. if thats the case youll be losing a ton of efficiency and u need every bit u can get with a heat pump. one thing to check if u have a heat pump is to see if the emergency heat setting is on. if so many systems will kick on the strip heating if the system is struggling at raising the temp, or if u set it 2 degrees or more above the temp inside the house then it will automatically kick on the heat strips in some cases. this is something u want to avoid cause heat strips are very expensive to run and not very efficient
originally posted by: TheScale
if u do what the person said above and see if your outdoor unit is running and blowing cold air out a large fan which sucks air through an aluminum coil then u do have a heat pump. id get someone out there who will take a look at it. depending on your freon and if its low it can be relatively cheap to fix. couple hundred to a few hundred bucks. if u have r22 though it can get expensive since it is no longer produced and is being phased out.
originally posted by: TinySickTears
originally posted by: TheScale
if u do what the person said above and see if your outdoor unit is running and blowing cold air out a large fan which sucks air through an aluminum coil then u do have a heat pump. id get someone out there who will take a look at it. depending on your freon and if its low it can be relatively cheap to fix. couple hundred to a few hundred bucks. if u have r22 though it can get expensive since it is no longer produced and is being phased out.
i dont have an outdoor unit. its in my mudroom next to my washer
bluntone, what do i insulate and with what?
thanks everyone
originally posted by: TinySickTears
originally posted by: TheScale
what type of heating do u have right now? a heat pump system? any heater that uses strip heating like a radiant heater or some other such heater it will be considerably less efficient then other methods. if u have a heat pump the colder it gets outside the worse they tend to run. one thing to have checked is to make sure your freon isnt low. if thats the case youll be losing a ton of efficiency and u need every bit u can get with a heat pump. one thing to check if u have a heat pump is to see if the emergency heat setting is on. if so many systems will kick on the strip heating if the system is struggling at raising the temp, or if u set it 2 degrees or more above the temp inside the house then it will automatically kick on the heat strips in some cases. this is something u want to avoid cause heat strips are very expensive to run and not very efficient
i dont know man. i thought it was forced air or some #.
i have a big ass unit next to my washer. vents in the floor in every room.
whatever type that is.
i didnt think heating units took freon.
you sure about that?
originally posted by: DontTreadOnMe
We like oil radiator space heaters. Keeps our living room a Nice stable temp.
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