We put radiant pex in the basement, forced air upstairs. Waterfurnace makes a geothermal unit that does both hot water and forced air. We love it. Basement stays a very steady 74 all winter long and we feel actually helps heat the main floor. The hot water feature of the furnace also let us put pex radiant under the bathroom floor and in a few other places upstairs.
We are heating and cooling 5000 sq. ft. in Illinois for about $800 of electricity per year. ICF walls, r54 in attic. 3 ton geothermal unit
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