2/ One of the bidders came back today for a follow up. I was having an "on" day so I could articulate extremely well. I knew what time he was going to be here so we managed my medicine to work effectively.
I laid out what our four options were going to be, and he looked like he was surprised we had formulated options. (see below)
He left saying he will rework his bids. They weren't as bad as some of the others, but I think it was padded because of the #aphasia and the "intelligence" perception it gives. #neurology
Our #HVAC options include,
1) Add central cooling to our 3.5 year old energy efficient oil furnace, (We use under 200 gallons per year)* In conjunction with item 2 below. Bid ($8000)
2) Install two more 12K/15K BTU PTAC units and call it a day. (Either with or without a central thermostat.)
We currently have 2 PTAC units which provides our current primary heat and cooling but works too hard with no cooling zones in the house which triggers Parkinson's Plus related autonomic responses when I go through them
We would continue using the oil furnace to pick up the slack which then would lower oil use even more.
COST: $1800 to $2000 retail each for Amana brand, plus $300 to $500 install labor incl electrical.) PTAC are "through the wall" heat pumps like hotels have.
3) Replace that furnace completely with a heat pump, either electric or natural gas (Bid $18K to $35K)
4) install a ductless mini-split heat pump (Bid $15K to $20K)
Honestly, with our age and health, we probably will go with option 2.