Originally Posted by
islandguy5
I don't think this is a unique question but I can't find info by searching.
I live in Maine in an old farm house with moderate insulation. I have to mini splits in the house in main area and they work fine. I was thinking of adding three more for another two story part of the house.
I have an efficient oil fired furnace which is used in that part of the house now. Of course when the furnace is on the basement is kept warm also. Thats where the water pipes are and I also have a heat pump water heater down there.
My question is if I install heat pumps and the furnace is not used will my basement be so cold that the pipes might freeze and of course the water heater won't have as much warm air to be efficient. I have 6 people with this problem.
Should I wrap the pipes, add heat some way. Heating the basement would be expensive and wipe away any savings. Some help would be appreciated.
This and the cost of a heat pump water heater just don't make sense to me in justifying them.
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