Most of you know about what's happen to @MoparMom. Since then I've made some decisions here to improve the house and lessen the worry of staying warm. So with her medical issues at hand, I figure it was time to make some improvements to the house. I've pulled the trigger to install modular heat pump system for the house. Today the Heat/Air Conditioning Company was out installing the modules in the bedrooms, kitchen, and the basement. It's a 4 module system. All independent settings with remote controls. 

 

Here is the kitchen module which will cover the entire living area as well.

 

Here is the remote control for the kitchen module.

 

Now we need to get the electrical and the compressor hung tomorrow. I love this set up so far all hidden behind the house. No unsightly tubes on the other sides and very nicely installed so far. 

8 hours ago, Mopar1973Man said:

Total Cost... $13,180.00

4 hours ago, Mopar1973Man said:

Just went New Meadows for dinner tonight. Left the heat set for 75 and we'll see how it does when I get home. We started at 67 So let's see.

After a bit of tweaking and learning, I got the kitchen set for 72*F and it holding 71*F over at my computers. Very comfy. The bedrooms are set to 70*F and modules are barely blowing air but nice and warm back there. 

 

Yea it $13k for the system but when you consider @MoparMom health and medical problems she doesn't need to be worrying about running up and down the stairs to feed a wood stove. We both agreed that it was time to invest in upgrading the heating and A/C in the house. Now if I've gotta leave to take her to Boise for check ups during the winter there is no worry about freezing pipes or coming home to ice cold house like I've done the last 3 trips back from Boise. I would get home to house at about 48-52*F and would take better than 4-5 hours to heat back up to even 68-72*F that was strictly only wood heat.

 

The next project will be in upgrading the insulation in the attic which is barely R19-R22 in depth. So hang on to your seat it going to get wild around here. 

Edited November 19, 20168 yr by Mopar1973Man

1 hour ago, Mopar1973Man said:

After a bit of tweaking and learning, I got the kitchen set for 72*F and it holding 71*F over at my computers. Very comfy. The bedrooms are set to 70*F and modules are barely blowing air but nice and warm back there. 

 

Yea it $13k for the system but when you consider @MoparMom health and medical problems she doesn't need to be worrying about running up and down the stairs to feed a wood stove. We both agreed that it was time to invest in upgrading the heating and A/C in the house. Now if I've gotta leave to take her to Boise for check ups during the winter there is no worry about freezing pipes or coming home to ice cold house like I've done the last 3 trips back from Boise. I would get home to house at about 48-52*F and would take better than 4-5 hours to heat back up to even 68-72*F that was strictly only wood heat.

 

The next project will be in upgrading the insulation in the attic which is barely R19-R22 in depth. So hang on to your seat it going to get wild around here. 

Good to hear it's working and you like it!  

 

You can't put a price on the well-being of a family! 

 

My parents had tons of insulation sprayed in the attic of their house, and it made a huge difference on the heating bill. They have natural gas and water pumped throughout the house for heat, but that doesn't run very often. They installed thermostat controlled pellet stoves on both floors and they seem to do a great job keeping the house war. 

3 hours ago, TFaoro said:

Good to hear it's working and you like it!  

 

You can't put a price on the well-being of a family! 

 

My parents had tons of insulation sprayed in the attic of their house, and it made a huge difference on the heating bill. They have natural gas and water pumped throughout the house for heat, but that doesn't run very often. They installed thermostat controlled pellet stoves on both floors and they seem to do a great job keeping the house war. 

Yeah but those pellet and corn stoves are high maintenance. That is why we ditched the one at my grandma's house. And switched to a wood boiler system. Two good logs will last darn near all day. It heats up my uncle's shop, the garages, and grandma's house. Most of my family uses them.

First night. The bedrooms were set at 70*F in the master bedroom and 68*F in my bedroom. Very comfortable to sleep last night. I left the kitchen unit set to 72*F where the living room is a bit cooler this morning where it fell to 67*F during the night. 

Getting extra fluff blown into the attic is definitely worth it. thats worst area of heat loss next to windows and doors. It helps keep the heat inside in the winter and the heat out during the summer. No attic in my latest project. Converting an 1895 carriage house into a guest house. R39 minimum in the roof and r21 in exterior walls. 

Typical CTD nut... put the heat in before the insulation  

7 hours ago, Jolsen said:

Yeah but those pellet and corn stoves are high maintenance. That is why we ditched the one at my grandma's house. And switched to a wood boiler system. Two good logs will last darn near all day. It heats up my uncle's shop, the garages, and grandma's house. Most of my family uses them.

Not sure what constitutes as high maintenance, but my parents have never needed anything. Usually suck out all the ash once a month with a shop vac, spray the glass with windex and it's good for another month. I've heard corn isn't ideal to use in them but have never tried it. 

5 hours ago, JAG1 said:

Typical CTD nut... put the heat in before the insulation  

 

Have to... If you have people stomping around crushing down all the new fiberglass blown in then it worthless. I've already talked to "OuR Factor" and he told me the same thing to get the heat pump installed first then blow the fiberglass in so it not disturbed by people crawling around the attic space.

 

So I'm just doing it the right way... 

Yes you are Michael. I saw a chance to give hard time is all Boss.

 

^watch this!

On 11/19/2016 at 10:26 AM, TFaoro said:

Not sure what constitutes as high maintenance, but my parents have never needed anything. Usually suck out all the ash once a month with a shop vac, spray the glass with windex and it's good for another month. I've heard corn isn't ideal to use in them but have never tried it. 

 

The auger needed to be taken apart and cleaned about every 2 weeks. It was a pain.

The benefits of adding attic insulation will be obvious shortly after you start heating................either with the HP or the stove.

 

Don't recall the actual % on average;  but most of the heat loss in a home goes UP, unless your doors and windows and walls have gaps in them!!!

 

My NG thermostat is set at 58*F.  My wood stove will keep my house comfy in all but the EXTREME COLD.............but on those days I don't work and can keep the stove rolling.  I still keep the NG thermostat at 58*F on my monthly trips to FL in the Winter.  I close down the air vents to rooms that don't have water running to them...................when the furnace does kick on then, it'll heat the water fed rooms.

 

Even coming home from FL when it's been 0ish outside, my house is still in the mid '50's.  And like Mike said................with the wood stove cranking, it does take a while for the whole house to warm up to the '70's from the '50's!!