belthil t1_j6ga93y wrote on January 30, 2023 at 2:51 AM

I have mine set to 72 day/night year round, installed a ducted geothermal system to replace a dying oil furnace and it's been great!

metalandmeeples t1_j6hoyai wrote on January 30, 2023 at 12:11 PM

Nice. That's my HVAC dream but retrofits seem so expensive due to the ductwork. Was your ductwork already present?

curtludwig t1_j6kanmg wrote on January 30, 2023 at 10:48 PM

What do you have now? They make geothermal that will work with hydronic heat. It'll run more because it doesn't get as hot but AFAIK it's the only downside. We're considering it for the house we live in now. High upfront cost but low cost of ownership.

metalandmeeples t1_j6kaum4 wrote on January 30, 2023 at 10:49 PM

Propane combination boiler.

curtludwig t1_j6kysya wrote on January 31, 2023 at 1:40 AM

So hydronic heat. I vastly prefer hydronic over forced hot air, with the exception that you don't have built in air conditioning.

curtludwig t1_j6kahxu wrote on January 30, 2023 at 10:47 PM

I'm debating geothermal for the farmhouse we're renovating.

Interestingly I've talked to a lot of heating guys who don't want to touch it. I think that air source heat pumps are so easy they're just going there.