Hello,
We are in the planning stage for building a one story, 2800 square foot home in northern NJ. The zip code is 07871. Our only energy choices are electric, oil or propane. I am looking at my hvac choices and could use some recommendations.
The choices as I see them are:
1) Geothermal. Given the drilling in a rocky region, this "seems" like it would be wildly expensive and may put it out of reach.
2) Electric heat pump. Would it be better to have electric emergency heat or use propane or oil as a backup heat? What is the lowest temp I can expect before relying on the backup heat?
3) Oil furnace with traditional A/C?
4) Mini-split - off the table as my wife hates the looks of the inside units, unless they have changed how the inside units work
5) Propane furnace with traditional A/C? We have propane now and the costs are really high, at least in South Jersey ($3.00+/gal)
6) H/W baseboard - not sure how cost effective a boiler would be based on oil/propane only
7) Radiant - we have not decided on monolithic slab or basement. But still subject to how cost effective a boiler would be based on oil/propane
link to the floor plan: https://www.architecturaldesigns.com...e-plan-69582am
Any suggestions/comments/recommendations are greatly appreciated.
We are in the planning stage for building a one story, 2800 square foot home in northern NJ. The zip code is 07871. Our only energy choices are electric, oil or propane. I am looking at my hvac choices and could use some recommendations.
The choices as I see them are:
1) Geothermal. Given the drilling in a rocky region, this "seems" like it would be wildly expensive and may put it out of reach.
2) Electric heat pump. Would it be better to have electric emergency heat or use propane or oil as a backup heat? What is the lowest temp I can expect before relying on the backup heat?
3) Oil furnace with traditional A/C?
4) Mini-split - off the table as my wife hates the looks of the inside units, unless they have changed how the inside units work
5) Propane furnace with traditional A/C? We have propane now and the costs are really high, at least in South Jersey ($3.00+/gal)
6) H/W baseboard - not sure how cost effective a boiler would be based on oil/propane only
7) Radiant - we have not decided on monolithic slab or basement. But still subject to how cost effective a boiler would be based on oil/propane
link to the floor plan: https://www.architecturaldesigns.com...e-plan-69582am
Any suggestions/comments/recommendations are greatly appreciated.
source https://hvac-talk.com/vbb/threads/2228774-HVAC-for-new-home-questions?goto=newpost
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