Anyone know how to make the switch from heating oil affordable?
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Anonymous
| My house, like many in the DMV constructed 100 years ago, uses heating oil to fuel the furnace. I got an estimate to switch to a heat pump and it was between 60-70k, and that does not include the cost of removing the old radiators and patching plaster/floors. That is astronomical! Does anyone know of rebates or other incentives to help homeowners get off heating oil? The best I could find online were rebates around $7k, which is something, but nowhere near the amount needed to make this an affordable conversion. |
Anonymous
| Wow, that seems really high - is it because you have to run new ducts everywhere? We converted from oil to gas around 8 years ago in our last house, but kept the radiators which we actually loved. Our all-in cost for the gas conversion + new gas boiler + oil tank removal was around $15k. Unrelatedly, we ended up selling within a year of the conversion and I know we made all of that back. It would have been tough to sell with the oil tank/furnace still in place. |
Anonymous
| Why can’t you just convert the boiler to electricity? That seems like a no-brainer. |
Anonymous
| Is gas an option? We converted the house from oil to gas 7 or 8 years ago for $10k. Obviously more today, but not 6-7x the cost! |
Anonymous
| You need other quotes. That’s preposterous. |
Anonymous
| Switch the boiler to solar. Heat your home literally for free. |
Anonymous
| a lot of tax credits take effect this year https://www.rewiringamerica.org/app/ira-calculator |