Originally Posted by jbatey1
Originally Posted by bama7x57
I have purchased a 1930's house in the downtown area of Jasper. It currently has central air with natural gas heat. The neighbor is plumbed for natural gas. The whole system needs replacing. I've only heated with heat pumps in newer houses with adequate insulation. What would be my best bet to economically heat a drafty old house with very little insulation?



If you knowingly know that the insulation is poor, go ahead and tackle that when you replace the Heating system.

If you have gas, but are use to heat pumps. Go with a dual fuel option. You’re get the efficiency of a heat pump until it’s “too cold” and then you can have the hot heat of gas. With modern thermostats, you can control the switchover temperatures in which it operates Heat Pump or Gas.



Yep. Get the insulation up to more modern standards. Then add a high efficiency heat pump backed up by gas. I updated a home that was built in 1938, and have been very pleased with a dual fuel system. No issues over the last 4 years.

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