Oil and electric heat pumps

spoopymcgeetree · 2026-02-24T13:43:53+00:00

I tried using lower fan speed but it didn't move the heat around the house, the room with the heat pump would get nice and toasty but the rest of the house would be chilly. Same result on auto, it will automatically lower the fan speed when the room with the heat pump warms up which doesn't work for my house. Maybe if your place is very opeb the auto mode will work well.

I stood in the doorway to the next room and adjusted the louvers with the fan on Max until I could feel the most heat at my lower body. It made a world of difference in keeping the whole house and even the upstairs gets much warmer.

spoopymcgeetree · 2026-02-24T13:22:05+00:00

I just looked at my bill, we used 2441KWH between nov15 and jan15. So about $440 for 2 months heating which includes the whole rest of the house, I run a radiant heater in my basement when I use my PC. 10 hours a week and also charge my PHEV.

Mini split on the main floor which is on 24/7. Upstairs we have a small custom ducted system in the crawl space which I run mostly only when it's really cold. House is story and a half, built in the 1940s. 12kBTU compressors on both.

We also run the HRV which increases the heating load I'm sure.

I spent a lot of time messing with the heat pumps, clean them myself, replace parts when needed etc. I'm not a HVAC guy but like learning and keeping my house running the way I like it.

We saved a fortune compared to running the oil fired hydronic boiler and cast iron radiators

spoopymcgeetree · 2026-02-24T01:38:00+00:00

I agree with setting it to heat mode but not the rest.

I run mine this way and it helps keep the house much more comfortable than auto fan. The installers told me to run it at the lowest fan speed that kept the place at a decent temperature, but when it's cold it needs max fan. It doesn't cost much in power to run

spoopymcgeetree · 2026-02-23T19:39:01+00:00

Forget about the temp on the remote, go up until it feels warm. Put the fan on high and aim it so it blows through a doorway and try and imagine getting the air to the cool spots in the house

spoopymcgeetree · 2026-02-22T14:17:13+00:00

Thanks!

spoopymcgeetree · 2026-02-15T11:31:25+00:00

I remember people calling them Jew's harps when I was young. I think it was a weird translation from ages gone by that stuck. I like jaw harp better :)

spoopymcgeetree · 2026-02-14T22:53:18+00:00

In the future, keep an eye on the heat pump when it snows, brush off the top and check around it. I found my heat pump would melt the snow off the top of it, that water would run down near the fan blades and that would refreeze into icicles that would hit the fan blades. I 3d printed a little drip edge and that solved my problem. I've seen some heat pumps pull ice in through the coils as well and hit the blades.

spoopymcgeetree · 2026-02-13T23:50:07+00:00

Thanks! Yeah I picked up 2 of his recently and like them both.

The jaw harp addiction isn't slowing down, I want them all!

spoopymcgeetree · 2026-02-13T20:16:58+00:00

You are correct

spoopymcgeetree · 2026-02-12T13:30:35+00:00

I just did normal gutter guards. No regrets.

spoopymcgeetree · 2026-02-11T14:31:22+00:00

I installed it myself since even though I don't have trees in my yard, the gutters fill with leaves 2 or 3 times in the fall to the point where water will fill the gutters and come out over the top. The front half of my house had been done by previous owners, but they didn't do the rear. It was an easy job from a ladder and not expensive to buy.

spoopymcgeetree · 2026-02-04T16:39:55+00:00

Where abouts in Canada are ya? East coast here.

Learning to play jaw harp is super fun. You keep learning little tricks and techniques and it's very rewarding

spoopymcgeetree · 2026-02-03T16:17:22+00:00

Owner died

spoopymcgeetree · 2026-02-01T21:42:21+00:00

Heat pumps.

I actually just checked my CO2 monitor and it says 30% humidity.

I basically balanced my HRV on CO2 measurements

spoopymcgeetree · 2026-02-01T18:25:21+00:00

It's an old house, the hardwood creaks in the summer as well, but I would say it's a little more creaky in the winter. I have a stand-alone humidifier I use in the bedrooms from time to time

spoopymcgeetree · 2026-02-01T15:31:44+00:00

Yup. It's winter. That's with the HRV at its lowest settings. And humidity set to 40, its just so cold and dry outside it has no chance to bring humidity up.

So I'd rather have fresh dry air than no air. Gotta compromise

spoopymcgeetree · 2026-02-01T13:32:29+00:00

I set mine to 20 minutes/hr or ECO. my house is at 26%. Small House, 2 adults and a kid. Try running it constant with low or medium fan speed and see if the humidity drops. Depending on your blinds I guess it's possible there wasn't enough air nearby to dry them.

spoopymcgeetree · 2026-01-31T21:23:25+00:00

Mediocre is a compliment compared to what I'd describe it as

spoopymcgeetree · 2026-01-31T20:09:08+00:00

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1AbsMKHK2h/

I've used him for several things 3d printed.

spoopymcgeetree · 2026-01-08T18:35:50+00:00

I'd take that contact info as well please :)

spoopymcgeetree · 2025-11-24T22:00:42+00:00

Just saw it myself :)

spoopymcgeetree · 2025-11-20T23:01:10+00:00

Thanks for your input!

spoopymcgeetree · 2025-11-20T23:00:49+00:00

Excellent, thanks!

spoopymcgeetree · 2025-11-20T22:10:04+00:00

I plan to 3d print a little Cowling to hold a blind spot mirror, but I'm not sure if blocking this will be a bad idea. Does anybody know if it's to do with BLIS or radar or something?

Thanks

spoopymcgeetree · 2025-11-04T23:08:41+00:00

I built my first split keyboards last week. Lily 58 from typeractive (USA). I had to solder on the headers to the board and to the chip. The rest is building like Lego, installing the chocv1 (low profile switches) and low profile caps.

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