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raidflex OP t1_j0x47e5 wrote

Reply to comment by johnsonutah in Heat Pump Cost by raidflex

I did get a quote for a 20Kw system, so there are no issues there. The house gets a lot of sun and has a large roof for panels. Although this is large, it was based on the previous owners energy use, which was 2000kwH a month. We use about half that so far, so we don't need such a large system. I'm not sure why they were using so much energy.

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CtForrestEye t1_j104sau wrote

Energy usage varies considerably on the number of people in the house due to laundry, hot water, cooking

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raidflex OP t1_j109iz4 wrote

There is actually more people in the house then with the previous owners. Still more then 2x-3x the usage seems awfully excessive. There was months in the middle of winter that was as high as the summer months with central AC running. The water heater uses oil, so that would not account for much electricity.

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