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Propane sticker shock
A heat pump with a COP between 2 and 3 changes the math. Of course COP will be much lower if/when it gets super cold out. My PTAC Heat Pump switches to straight electric at 24 degrees. I did a lot of research, in my area there was never a case for propane cost wise. I have natural gas in my...- chuppie
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Propane sticker shock
In my area, Propane hits 4 bucks a gallon often. If you are using BBQ tanks from an exchange service, you are paying a lot more. I pay about 11cents KwH here. I cut and pasted this because many people dont know.... Propane contains 91,547 Btu per gallon. A typical furnace will convert about...- chuppie
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PTAC placement
I have a AZ65xxxx 15KBTU GE Zoneline Heatpump model, I put it up high about 10 inches frpm the ceiling. It works perfect in my 650 ft garage. I wired it with a class 2 thermostat (standard Heat Pump FocusPro) works perfect. Make sure you can get the filters out to clean or you will have slip off...- chuppie
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PTAC Heatpump in 650 sq ft insulated garage
After 30 years of using alternate heat sources (propane, electric and god forbid, kerosene) I decided to heat my garage 7x24 with a PTAC heat pump. I decided on the GE zone line. It was $1009 with sleeve and power cord. So far it has used an average of 12 kWh per day to keep my garage at 65...- chuppie
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