It’s been great! No leak, low energy consumption and having central air is amazing. No more rattling window units.

I did have my first major failure. One of the 20 amp slow blow fuses tripped which resulted in just the fan blowing air instead of heating. I have seen the amperage rise to the 20 amp level, but typically 16 amps are drawn. so maybe it needs a bigger fuse in 2 ton mode. This happened after I returned home from work and was trying to raise the temperature 10 degrees which operated the unit for hours to get there. It can only heat about 4 degrees every hour. So, it isn't very quick for heating your house if you turn it down during the day.

I do have a 200 amp panel. I'm not sure how all those amps add up since certainly the amps from all the breakers is more than 200. I suppose they count on you not using them all at the same time?

I have an ammeter attached to my circuit and it says idle draw is only .7 - 1.2 watts, not .7 amps. Are you sure you measured correctly with the correct units?

Yes, it was amps. I measured it with a handheld and I also have a split core current sensor that I monitor continuously with the Emporia energy system. One other owner said they measured 0.6 amps. I wish I was getting your reading!

My mistake, I was measuring when I had a blown fuse. The actual idle draw is .6 amps or about 13 watts.

Using a calculator I found online, at 13w running 24 hrs 365 days = 113.88 kwh and at an average electricity rate of .13/kwh, the cost is only $14.80 and not $180 for the year.

Thanks for checking again. Power = Volts * Amps so 0.6 amps at 240 volts is 144 watts.

The 32 degree setting is mostly due to inspection requirements. I really should set it to 10 degrees

you should have it set for 0F,,, since this system is 100% efficient down to -5 F , i had the same system installed, and working excellent, was 28F a few days ago, and i checked the temp of the air coming out of the register and read 142F very impressed, i also do not have a heat strip installed, there is no need for it.. hope yours is working out well..@@franklinthu