Hi ya'all I'm back for another year on the OG... I missed everyone here. I know it says I only have one post, but I had trouble logging in and might have lost 400 + posts?
Oh, well anyways to get everyone caught up here, I just built a house this last fall and moved in January 29th. I love it here but I live in the country. In Ohio, this means when the electric goes out, us country folks are last on the list to get restored. I heat with all electric, and a forced air electric heat pump. Although the house is well insulated, I want to whittle my electric bill down to about $100/month in the winter and cooler months.
I work in the timber/sawmill business and can basically get unlimited free fire wood so it would be a great $ saver I do believe. Plus, I can heat my hot water with the outdoor unit.
My question is, does anyone have any experiences, or tips for anyone in the market looking to buy a new unit?
A little background; I priced a few units from a couple of different dealers and quite frankly, the prices were just not feasible. I talked to a co worker and he thought it was crazy to pay what I was finding in my research. He inquired about a "Wood Doctor" through their website and came back with a WD 4000 for $3790 which is completely in my price range. About half the cost of what I was able to find through 2 different dealers.
Here is a link:
http://www.wooddoctorfurnace.com/I'm really set on an outdoor unit because I don't want my homeowners insurance to rise because of the increased fire risk associated with an indoor unit.
If anyone has any insight, please fill me in. Thanks, and its great to be back on board!
