House built in 1978 if it matters. What is behind shelves like these? Is there tile behind it? What is behind it if you cut it off with oscillating tool or something? Serious question trying to run out of the house on a budget. Thanks in advance.
Moved into a 1960s ranch last year with the original baseboard electric heat. I’m thinking about doing one room at a time, starting with the back bedroom. It’s about 280 square feet with two exterior walls, and the double-pane windows were replaced around ten years ago. I’m in zone 5b on the Colorado Front Range, where winters regularly get into the single digits and sometimes below zero.
The baseboards run almost constantly from November through March, and the room still feels cold near the exterior walls. I keep hearing that a mini split heat pump can handle heating, but I’m having a hard time believing a ductless unit can really replace the baseboards when it’s 5 degrees outside. What has everyone’s actual experience been using a mini split as the main heat source through a real winter?
AC tune-up tech just tried to sell me a full system replacement, UV air purifier, AND a duct cleaning package. My system is seven years old and works fine. I’m not against spending on maintenance when it’s actually needed, but that felt like a shopping list rather than a diagnosis.
How do people in Central PA find companies that just do what you called them for?