Recent content by admiraljkb

If you can find the model number, you *should* be able to google its rated energy consumption. I can give you savings off when I swapped our electric clothes dryer for gas. The electric bill dropped about $15-20 a month, and the gas bill rose about $1-$2. Heating water, drying clothes and...

NP for my part. Just happy to relay my experience if it helps someone else. Keep in mind I'm more concerned about 100+ degree heat in the summer, and much more mildly concerned about a few 20 degree days in the winter. Of course, this last year Dallas got killed with extremes of a brutal...

I've got some personal experience with that, as I've got LG downstairs and Mitsubishi upstairs in my house, ripped out my gas heat to do so, and save about $100/month in the summer, and $100/month in the winter as well. The old style heatpumps like Rheem, Ruud, Carrier don't heat below 35F...

I can give a testimonial to the mini-splits. I ended up ripping out my central furnace/air and went with Mini-Splits through the house. Compressor and all at the end of a 110F day uses less energy than the blower motor alone of the old AC. :) Not to mention I regained two attics worth of...

I can't address the room requirements like trbomax :) , but I can add an option on the climate control. The ultra-efficient mini-split heat pumps from Mitsubishi and such function quite nicely for cooling, dehumidification and heat. I replaced my conventional gas furnace/AC in the house with a...