{"id":802,"date":"2017-10-09T06:00:59","date_gmt":"2017-10-09T10:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dandelionenergy.com\/?p=802"},"modified":"2025-09-19T13:54:19","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T17:54:19","slug":"3-reasons-air-national-guard-airman-chose-dandelion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dandelionenergy.com\/3-reasons-air-national-guard-airman-chose-dandelion","title":{"rendered":"Three Reasons this Air National Guard Airman Chose Dandelion"},"content":{"rendered":"

New York Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Scott Salisbury thinks about his oil-burning furnace a lot. It\u2019s front and center for his family\u2026 literally.<\/span><\/p>\n

Salisbury\u2019s home in upstate New York doesn\u2019t have a basement, so the builder was forced to put the furnace in the middle of the family\u2019s living area. In the winter, it roars to life, and annoys everyone around it.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cWe\u2019ve had the kids turn the TV up to 100 just to hear it,\u201d Salisbury says. \u201cIt\u2019s a quality of life thing.\u201d<\/span>
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Rising Costs and Aging Equipment<\/h2>\n

Salisbury had a laundry list of other practical reasons for replacing his home\u2019s conventional heating and air conditioning system. First, there\u2019s the cost: He estimates it costs $1,200 to $1,900 per year to buy heating oil, depending on oil prices that year.<\/span><\/p>\n

Then, there\u2019s the equipment. His hot water heater is 15 years old, and needs to be replaced. His existing air conditioning system is too small for his house, and struggles to keep the upstairs cool in the summer.<\/span><\/p>\n