[QUOTE=GregR;2445763]Keep in mind that the $2000 federal tax credit only applies to improvements to an existing home, not new construction
Ohhhhhh - bummer about the tax credit not being applicable here. I still think that I am very likely to go with the extra expense of the variable speed system. I know I won't recoup the extra cost in utility bill savings, but the idea of a more consistent temperature really appeals to me. Earlier in this thread someone described the need to put a blanket on when the system kicked on..... Yeah I really dislike those wild temperature swings. I did notice it in the house we were staying in for our lifestyle visit.
Also - since we will be snowbirding for the first few years (not yet retired) - the house will be unoccupied often in the summer. I'm thinking that maybe I could just drive the system off humidity control level as opposed to temperature? Is that even possible? Ideally if I could have the system assure that my humidity is "safe", when unoccupied I really don't care so much what the temperature is (within reason).
Thanks for all this valuable info!
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