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Jenny
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Air Conditioner or Heat Pump?
Comments (13)Tar Heel You have relatively cheap nat gas compared to electric. Even at 80% efficiency furnace, nat gas is cheaper. Below s a fuel comparison that is to be used as a guide only. 2.75 COP for electric, 80% for nat gas. Cost per 100,000 btu of useable heat Electric baseboard: $3.59 Heat pump: $1.45 Natural gas: $1.24 Again this is to be used as a guide only. While you live in a location that has relatively moderate winter weather, you normally do not place high eff condensing furnaces 95%+ in unconditioned attics because of freeze ups even however remote. If your attic does not have certain insulating properties, it simply is not advisable. With the fuel comparison calculator, I probably would not recommend a heat pump. I would go with a properly sized 2 stage 80% var speed furnace paired with at least a 15 SEER AC condenser. Just for info, if you went straight HP with air handler for upstairs, normally you place the condenser, air handler, and heat strip on separate circuits. Only a dealer with qualification in this area could determine if you have the capacity. If not, an upgrade would be required which probably would not be cost effective. If you went dual fuel with heat pump and 80% furnace, then your electric service would not be an issue. Hope this helps even tho I don't care for the UNC Tarheels. Just kidding. IMO...See MoreSpacing question - better of two less than ideal options?
Comments (8)"you could share extra seedlings with friends" That's right. It's practice for getting rid of all the Zucchini later on. Pay attention to Babs and Kathy, but it all still depends on your climate, energy, and methods. Firstly, you're dealing with beds and it's not at all necessary to think in terms of rows, which are only an artifact from machine planting habits. Gardening with a tape measure is totally unnecessary. Not as crazy as that Bartholomew guy, but close. Secondly, there's nothing at all wrong with judicious crowding but it does work better in some climates than others. It requires "heavy feeding" accommodations. Some self-shading is an advantage there too. Lastly, good results with little five gallon buckets are harder to get than good results with infinitely deep soil. However, many folks are whizzes with buckets, but I suspect that they're mild weather gardeners. Buckets tend to not be as good an idea in warmer climates....See MoreAdd 1/2 bath to laundry room or convert walk in pantry to half bath
Comments (24)If you mean configuring the laundry and powder room into the utility room space, then a remodeling contractor should be able to help you with placement/code or maybe other ideas. I think, in an ideal world, we could all have all the space we need for all the elements in a house we want. But I'd rather have a powder/laundry combo, if I've determined that I need another 1/2 bath, rather than make do with one less bath than my family needs because some people object to having a W/D in proximity to a toilet, or whatever it is they object to. If you can squeeze enough space, I like the kinds of doors that pull out and tuck into the sides of the WD to hide it if you feel the need. I had both of these pics saved when I was trying to figure out how to move my w/d from a too small for today's large W/D units laundry room to my main floor bath. The first one is a bit hard to see but the doors slide/tuck in beside the machines....See MoreFront Overhang Option
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