What kind of heat source do you typically run? I have been so curious about these but our electric costs in NE USA are outrageous, I feel like it would cost a fortune to run.
We typically use wood for our sole heat source since it’s abundant and (nearly) free.
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My home has a 30 year old electric forced air furnace, a small wood stove and a fireplace.
I cut the power consumption in half by switching to an ecobee smart thermostat.
I tuned up the fireplace fans and replaced the gaskets, much better now.
I added a 8” inline fan to the HVAC to circulate the air across the 3 floors this past summer - this allowed a modest AC to cool the whole house. ( harmonized a 4-5C temp difference)
Hobby mining has been great for passive heat ( 3 nanos and a gpu rig) on the lower level.
The Avalon Q is maintaining 24C in the 3900 sqft house for the last 48hrs on eco. Granted it’s a mild 12-15 C outside today.
I’ll add a 20A circuit and use some 3d printed shrouds to pipe the heat into the HVAC with the 8” fan boosting it.