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@DannyP posted:

 Gordon/Stan: I have an 8000 btu A/C permanently mounted where there used to be a window. I have two 5000 watt electric heaters diagonally opposite. The meter REALLY spins but I use heat sparingly in the winter.

We're the Saudi Arabia of NG, which has been dirt-cheap for 20 years (the cost is all in maintaining the infrastructure, the gas itself is practically free). If you have gas available, it's ALWAYS the way to go.

However, when you do your shop in the Smokies (when you move) talk to me about mini-splits. They're the hot setup for a climate like that, efficient heat down to 0*, no need for gas (assuming it isn't available where you'd build) or resistance heat.

We need more here (and where you are now), but for anything south of the Mason Dixon line, they're a very decent alternative, and probably better than LP.

Last edited by Stan Galat
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