RE: End of Quarter Goals and Reflections: Fall is Here — What Happens Next?

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Sounds like you're pretty set @baah, that's cool. I've been looking at the mini splits... how do you like yours, after going through a summer? We have a conventional heat pump (that's the one that needs replacing) but we're considering ditching it altogether.

This winter will be the final expansion of our growing space; the end of what was lawn when we bought the property; it'll become space for onions and potatoes, instead.



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We got the cheapo senvile and it worked good but I would have invested a little more in a pioneer, since I installed it myself we foregone the 5 year warranty. I'm gonna see how good it works as a heat pump this winter but only out of curiosity, nothing beats floor heating, no air pushed around, no dust, just nice cozy warmth. Our water heater was $400 new, I found a expo 4 zone "cross manifold" for about half its original price ($350) and with 4 cheapo thermostats and a $80 taco pump plus the $150 for the pex, another $100 for the handful of fittings and I'd say $300-$400 for the plywood and poly mylar-like roll we have floor heating for about 500sq ft, not more than 1500 total. The mini split is fairly quiet but it doesn't shut off at the temperature you set it at, and I gather from the reviews that the price difference of 200-300$ isn't worth the lower material quality which I'm gonna have to deal with down the road, I anticipate.

I don't have anywhere to grow on my 2 acres, because it likes to flood.. Found out during the historic high with Harvey, then a couple years later with a tropical depression unloading north of us. In Harvey we lost all our chickens and soon after all the ducks, so now I'm going for fruit trees, and a raised greenhouse.

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