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Originally Posted by Oxford
Find out about your electric rates (KWH). If you like the house that much, then plan to put in a heat pump with the propane as emergency heat. You can probably calculate a break even point (or have your HVAC contractor help you figure it). Maybe the electric company has incentives to go all electric. 2 years ago, it cost me 11,000 to go heat pump natural gas backup in my 2200 sqft home.
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The house is at the top of the budget as it is. Changes or improvements are out of the question...hopefully the owner just didn't fill out the information sheet correctly and the unit is a heat pump with a propane backup...