Originally posted by @Pat L.:
Originally posted by @Jared McCullough:
Originally posted by @Pat L.:
We've inherited a couple with electric heat & I upgraded the baseboard units or replaced them with recessed wall units with blowers. BUT it is expensive compared to forced air NG. Then again a lot of tenants get HEAP so they get assistance for their utility bills & haven't complained. In fact in one 2 bedroom unit the tenant tells me with window a/c's his electric runs higher than their heat/month.
Pat sorry for the delayed response on this but was hoping to gain some insight from you. I noted you suggested you upgraded to a 100 AMP. Did you mean you added an additional hundred AMP service or you upgraded your 100 AMP to a 200 AMP or am I interpreting this wrong.
Also would you recommend baseboard or the recessed wall heaters (i.e. I think the wall units look cleaner but were not sure if they were as effective as the baseboard).
On top of that was wondering if you would recommend the hydronic baseboard units or the standard convection heaters.
I also noted your in NY are you using these to solely heat a house or as supplemental and do you feel they could adequately provide heat to a house in the NE during the dead of winter.
No the panel was upgraded from an old 60amp to 100amp with all new wiring. The wall units have blowers & disperse the heat more effectively than convection baseboards. We do have a hydronic system in one multi but that is on an old NG boiler. They are far more effective than electric baseboards. I have also put in the hydronic kick-space blower units that the tenants say are awesome. Those I pick up in the summer when they're sold off for 1/2 price.
I was under the impression that the hydronic systems were basically like the convection with an electric heating unit but had a closed loop water or oil system inside to retain the heat. It sounds like the system you are speaking of is more like a radiant heat boiler setup?
I think for now beyond the question above I am more interested in the standard electric baseboard or wall mount systems you speak off. I have a few questions if you don't mind?
Did you go with something like Cadet offers?
It sounds as though you would recommend going with the wall mount over the baseboard?
Did you oversize the rooms a little or what method did you determine which size unit to install?
Do the blowers for the wall units make substantial noise?
Did you put two units in any room just to get better distribution? If so or if not did you see any negatives against using two smaller units in a room versus just one larger?
Did you buy ones with the integrated thermostat or did you tie a few into a central thermostat? Did you have any rhyme or reason in how you setup the thermostat scheme? (i.e. I have been looking in Smart/Wifi thermostats)
How many units did you install for that $1500 range and are you running any supplimental heat in the house you said you did in this?
How did you fit all these onto a 100 AMP Panel along with all your other house needs (lighting, fridge, etc..)
Appreciate any response you give as I am desperately trying to piece this together as an option over forced air as it seems to better suit this small house.
Jared
