Gas combi from 2011, about 14,000 kWh of gas a year, cavity walls filled and loft at roughly 270 mm, but the ground floor is suspended timber and noticeably draughty. Two quotes in, both in the mid teens of thousands…
Southwestern Ontario, about 1,800 sq ft, gas furnace from 2009 plus a fifteen year old AC that is clearly on borrowed time. Since I need to replace the AC anyway, a cold climate heat pump ought to be the obvious swap,…
Electric resistance tank, twelve years old, sitting in an attached garage that hovers around 5 10°C for most of the winter. Family of four, showers are basically the whole load. The heat pump models cost meaningfully…
Roughly 11,000 kWh a year, south facing roof with no meaningful shading, utility rate around $0.19/kWh and net billing that credits exports below retail. Every payback calculator I can find still assumes the 30%…
I don't have the cash for an outright system and the financing quotes I've had are unappealing. Two companies have pitched me a lease and a PPA respectively, no money down, monthly payment below my current bill. My…
Flat with no outdoor drying space and a vented dryer that turns the kitchen into a sauna. Four loads a week, two adults, and the heat pump models are roughly double the price of a condenser where I am. The cycle times…
Weekend van, a 100 Ah battery, a compressor fridge that draws about 30 Ah a day, plus phones and a laptop. I've been offered a folding 120 W briefcase panel secondhand and I'm trying to work out whether that…