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| PONTIACMAN
 |  "THE BEST CHOICE PLENUM HEATERS"
, posted Tue 15 Jul 23:50:  
I want to install an electric plenum heater. I have an lp forced air heating system LP Fuel in now $2.50,$3.00 a gallon. Im not going to get raped this year I have a well insulated home and would just like to add 20kw of heating 68,000 BTU,S My house is 2800 SF. can you recomend a brand plenum heater? I have a 5 ton unit with a 1900 cfm blower so i can add a plenum heater above me coil. Would it be cheaper to just add a heat strip of 20kw above coil? They cme with breaker but are for adding on to air hanlers.Please what is the bestway to acheave my goal.
Thank you
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| PONTIACMAN
| "Re(1):THE BEST CHOICE PLENUM HEATERS" , posted Wed 16 Jul 22:02
Have decided to go with the goodman 20kw heat strip model HKR-20C comes with sequencer and contactor. either way ill have 68,000 BTU OF heat so long LP fuel not $3.00 a gallon.
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| | dac122
| "Re(2):THE BEST CHOICE PLENUM HEATERS" , posted Thu 17 Jul 09:18
I'm just curious why you're considering a heat strip? What is the KWH cost in your area, and roughly what climate do you live in? Have you done the BTU cost comparison between electric and propane? In my area we're now paying $.165/KWH which means propane must cost nearly $4/gal before I turn on my baseboard heaters (not counting duct system losses). So I figure somewhere around $3.50 on up I can consider turning them on. My heat pump is still cheaper at moderate temps, at which point I start burning wood.
Why not consider a heat pump, or baseboard heaters? A heat pump will be more efficient down to a certain temp, but has high upfront costs. Individual baseboard heaters have low upfront cost, are more expensive to operate like your strip, but at least can be zoned to each room.
Don't forget to consider alternate forms of heating such as pellets or wood.
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