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OldCableGuy3
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Re: [HVAC] How screwed are we?

"I'm guessing"

Ya think!!!

Granted I live in Iowa but my electric rates are no where near that. At PEAK air conditioning season I cool my 1500 sq foot house for under $180/month. That's 2 1/2 ton 14 SEER unit installed in 2012. I had a 25 year old central A/C unit before that, that leaked freon like sieve, and that my peak bill was $180/month. Your estimates are wildly inaccurate. You seem to be under the impression that simply newer always means cheaper to run and that can't be further from the truth.

Just because something is old DOES NOT MEAN IT IS NOT EFFICIENT. And spending $5000 to save $100 a month over the cooling season means almost 8 years to recoup the investment. No one is getting rich quick off the electric savings from a new central AC

mackey
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mackey

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said by OldCableGuy3 :

No one is getting rich quick off the electric savings from a new central AC

But they might if they put in a heat pump (this is climate dependant obviously). I have a friend in central PA who replaced his 3 20+ y.o. A/C only systems and a oil boiler/hot water radiators with heat pumps; payback time was 2 years. As he did this 5-6 years ago he's saved thousands so far (oil alone was $2,000+/season, and his current electric bill with the heat pumps is no where near that).

/M

cowboyro
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join:2000-10-11
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cowboyro

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said by mackey:

But they might if they put in a heat pump (this is climate dependant obviously).

Climate is a small factor, most important factors are the available heat sources and their rates. Natural gas is hard to match for low costs, high electric rates don't help at all.

IowaCowboy
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Springfield, MA

IowaCowboy to OldCableGuy3

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You haven't seen high utility rates until you've lived in the Northeast.

I miss Iowa and I hope I can move back someday.