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iamthebugwan OP t1_jasahiy wrote

Reply to comment by Glad-Palpitation292 in Propane Tank Removal by iamthebugwan

Hey there, they are outside the house and kind of an eyesore that you can see from the kitchen windows. This is basically the forever home unless we hit the lottery lol. We have a wood stove as a backup heat source in case of power outages, etc.

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Glad-Palpitation292 t1_jats8lk wrote

Makes sense. It sounds like they'd be easy to remove/replace.

How was the heat pump experience? I can't find a contractor who I know isn't charging me a premium.

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iamthebugwan OP t1_jau7u5l wrote

We had two installed at separate times over the last 2 years. One is a mitsubishi cold weather and the other is a Haier (also for cold weather). I prefer the mitsubishi because it's a little quieter, but other than that they both are great. Vermont Energy did the mitsu and Catamount solar did the Haier. Both companies were easy to work with, great with communication and installed the units in 3-4 hours. I'd recommend either one to work with.

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Glad-Palpitation292 t1_jauds16 wrote

Speaking of that 3-4 hour install, I had a local contractor quote me 10,000 to install two, in addition to the equipment costs. Even if three people put in an 8 hour day doing two units, by my math that's $416/hour for the install. And the electric work to run the 220 line wasn't included in that number. No thanks.

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iamthebugwan OP t1_jay6rbi wrote

Oh wow, our experience was nothing like that. We got a flat price that included the unit, labor, and the cost of the electrician.

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