Sorry, been getting behind on email… For a nearly 2,000 sf single-story house with a crawl space, about $6,000. However, about 3/4 of that was the insulation in the crawl space. Sorting the insulation in the attic, sealing the house in general, both inside and out, along with replacing six can lights in the kitchen with nice LED ones. A blower door test to validate their work before and after.
To this day, I cannot believe that someone would build a house in a climate like that (temperatures well into the teens in the winter, 80s in the summer) and not insulate the floor. It had to be like ice in that place before we did this. It’s also why our gas bills are almost nothing in the grand scheme of things, too. -D > On Dec 18, 2023, at 6:39 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > How much did that set you back? > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Dec 18, 2023, at 5:06 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> Or get better insulation and have the house sealed up by a reputable >> environmental contractor. >> >> The Flagstaff house is roughly 2000 sf, built around 1975. I had an >> insulation contractor come in and insulate and seal the place up (blower >> door test to confirm). 90,000 BTU gas furnace, keep the place at 72F during >> the day, 68F at night. The worst gas bill we’ve ever had was around $100. >> And that’s with a gas range/over, demand water heater, and clothes dryer. >> >> The furnace might cycle once an hour, maybe twice when it’s really cold >> outside, like in the teens. >> >> -D >> >>> On Dec 18, 2023, at 5:54 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes >>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>> Actually they are great. Seems to be cheaper than running a gas furnace. >>> Would be much cheaper than propane I’m sure. This one is a 2008 model, so I >>> guess it was due for something to fail. >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>>>> On Dec 18, 2023, at 2:49 PM, Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> Man you have done a great job talking me out of wanting a heat pump... >>>> >>>> -Curt >>>> >>>>> On Monday, December 18, 2023 at 03:43:44 PM EST, Kaleb Striplin via >>>>> Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> Sitting in my office all morning, I noticed it seems like the blower is >>>> running non stop and it’s kind of chilly. I check outside and sure enough >>>> unit not running. Check breaker it’s tripped, turn it back on and it >>>> immediately trips again. Go outside and have somebody flip it back on and >>>> seems like I hear a buzzing then it trips again. I’m assuming the >>>> compressor locked up. >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> >>>> _______________________________________ >>>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>>> >>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>>> >>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
