Mitsubishi Heat Pump Seattle
Marina Lehane
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Comments (8)Well, a heat pump will be 2.5 to 3 times more efficient than the electric furnace. YOu can drop your bill considerably. That being said, you probably don't have much insulation in your place with bills like that. I'm in Olympia and my bill last month was $103 (also PSE) for 2,981 sq. ft. It was a pretty mild month overall. Any way to get more insulation in the place?...See MoreMitsubishi heat pump units with gas backup
Comments (10)OK so the water heater heat pump is a separate system. If there is a gas flue from an old installation, you might want to get a gas water heater and only use the Geospring for when you really do need cooling and dehumidification (see below evaluation suggestion). Be careful about closing off supplies too much, you need sufficient air flow to keep the furnace working properly. Have you taken the filters out of the mini splits for cleaning yet? If so, I suggest that you do and look at the coils and blower cages for soil accumulation. Do yours have remotes or wall-mounted thermostats. I ask because I want to know if there are flashing lights or other error code indications when they are running. If I were you, before you make any modifications to your systems, I'd get an energy rater in to evaluate the whole house for what improvements will increase efficiency and comfort. Often the evaluation cost is met or deferred by state and local gov or utility energy efficiency programs. An energy rater can identify the low-hanging fruit for improvements. For example, adding insulation to the cold bedroom might be your better option than adding air flow to that room. I am assuming at this point that you have a straight furnace with no central cooling. What is the climate like where you live?...See MoreAdding a heat pump or A/C to high-efficient furnace in Seattle
Comments (9)A question for those who know more - is there an issue of pairing the coil (size/brand/airflow requirement or capacity) with an existing furnace? When I recently had new furnaces and AC put in, the contractor said that the expected "spec'd" furnace model for my house (in a mild winter area) didn't have enough airflow for the higher sized A/C coil and condenser needed. It was easy enough for him to use an appropriate model without upsizing the furnace output but it was a consideration. Back in the day of single stage furnaces you would have the gas heat blast effect for certain homes because the air flow needs for the AC were higher and pairing of a large furnace to meet those needs would result in blasting heat / short cycling of the furnace. Little you could do to rectify that problem back then. Many would use manual dampers and have to readjust them between spring and fall. They would often times sell maintenance plans based on this problem. However, this climate can some years be hot one minute and cold the next. Switch so often that you're doing the tango between areas of your home and the thermostat. (manual dampers are not a solution for that reason.) Now 2 stage gas furnaces rectifies this problem by running in low fire. If the furnace heat capacity is oversized for the home to operate the AC air flow needs it won't matter as the furnace will never run long enough to hit stage 2 high fire. Problem is occasionally you come across people who like the heat blast of older furnaces and complain the new furnace doesn't put out enough heat. There are ways to over come this as well, but you have to communicate often times to discover what the actual complaint is about....See MoreMitsubishi ducted heat pump systems
Comments (4)Well, I am having a Mitsubishi ducted installed in my new build, so I HOPE they are good :) Here's my thread asking questions.... https://www.gardenweb.com/discussions/5342313/cold-climate-heat-pumps#22438585 I am using a "Diamond Dealer," or something like that, who says I will receive an extra warranty for the unit. From my research, I do think Mitsubishi is a good manufacturer, and other brands use their parts, so other brands think they are good, too. I was frustrated on the lack of ducted heat pump information available, but they just don't seem to be very popular in this country (much more so in Europe). I don't know if they will ever catch on here or not, but I do believe they have value and definitely worth considering for an HVAC system....See Moremtvhike
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