OT: Any heating and A/C guys here?, I want a new heating system for my house Options

[Mark Henry]

I have baseboard heaters and I want something better. My bills aren't huge, 23yr old house with 6" walls and at least R-40 in the ceiling, but you know baseboards suck.

We only really "need" A/C about 1 month per year...having it all summer would be nice, but that's a "like" not a need. We use a window shaker, noisy but it does the trick.

No gas service here.

Been kicking around, propane (or oil) forced air, propane in-floor, propane fireplaces up stairs and down (and keep the baseboards to even things out)...wood is out, I'm not stacking, etc wood in my old age.
Ground source would be nice but $$$$$.

I use wood in the shop and I may also change that one day.

What would you go with? What's the best bang for the buck?

[lotus_65]

QUOTE (Mark Henry @ Nov 20 2005, 09:25 AM)

What would you go with? What's the best bang for the buck?

i agree with the comment on programmable thermostats.
do you have a rambler or 2+story? livable basement?
in-floor heat is THE BEST. my grandpa built it into his house in detroit back in the 50's. it was problematic then, but not now. hell, put in your driveway and... no more shoveling!
you can even engineer it to remove the heat from the home in the summer (not exacly cost-effective).
can you upgrade w/solar panels to offset the electric bills?
let me know if you want my research links...