Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
10-30-17, 05:29 AM
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Replies: 96
Views: 67,626
It'll pull heat out of the air as long as there...
It'll pull heat out of the air as long as there is heat in the house. The question is will it cause you to run your furnace more or not. Where that point is, is entirely dependent on how much stack...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
10-29-17, 03:57 AM
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Replies: 96
Views: 67,626
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
10-29-17, 03:43 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 26,830
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
10-09-17, 10:11 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 26,830
If you can swing it financially I would not...
If you can swing it financially I would not hesitate to switch to dustless minisplits for your heat and cooling. No duct losses, energy use that matches or beats most ground source heat-pumps except...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
09-27-17, 11:40 PM
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Replies: 96
Views: 67,626
You're missing energy flows. The unit will...
You're missing energy flows. The unit will operate at its COP regardless of outdoor temp. however in reality the added BTUs are only there if the temperature difference of outdoor air and the...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
09-27-17, 11:13 PM
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Replies: 96
Views: 67,626
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
09-25-17, 03:33 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 20,935
Is it surface water or ground water? If it's...
Is it surface water or ground water? If it's surface water then the berms will be the cheapest alternative. If the water is enough to cause foundation damage then some metal and clay won't stop it,...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
09-25-17, 02:58 AM
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Replies: 96
Views: 67,626
Not quite in this instance. Since the unit is...
Not quite in this instance. Since the unit is working solely indoors, it is also using heat from other sources. That outside air is first warmed before it hits the unit. It's measured COP should...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
09-25-17, 02:49 AM
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Replies: 96
Views: 67,626
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
09-02-17, 08:09 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 22,873
You still have to add heat to regenerate the...
You still have to add heat to regenerate the desiccant, and that amount of heat is equal to the amount of energy needed to drive the desired amount of phase change. With that you likely then have...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
08-25-17, 07:09 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 22,873
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
07-13-17, 02:12 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 6,507
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Forum: Solar Power
06-04-17, 01:03 PM
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Replies: 745
Views: 691,368
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Forum: Conservation
05-24-17, 01:54 AM
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Replies: 259
Views: 216,111
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Forum: Conservation
05-22-17, 05:15 AM
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Replies: 259
Views: 216,111
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
05-22-17, 05:05 AM
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Replies: 42
Views: 28,690
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
05-20-17, 10:19 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 24,829
Go to a library, and look it up. O.K. you might...
Go to a library, and look it up. O.K. you might need to go to a library at a school with an architectural or structural engineering program. Failing that Google Scholar list over 3,000,000 articles...
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Forum: The Billiards Room
05-20-17, 08:05 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 6,493
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
05-20-17, 07:13 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 16,379
There is no ideal room temperature. The reason...
There is no ideal room temperature. The reason is there is a huge variation on how people dress and what amount of sheets/blankets they sleep under, as well as body size and metabolism. The 65ºF...
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
05-20-17, 05:22 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 24,829
Not to be a Debbie Downer but I'm confused by...
Not to be a Debbie Downer but I'm confused by what you are trying to do.
The impact resistance of concrete is well understood, and cost effective measures are already available. The issue is cost...
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Forum: Conservation
05-16-17, 10:22 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 26,359
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
05-16-17, 09:59 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 5,919
First of all I would advise you not to build on...
First of all I would advise you not to build on top of a garage if you can avoid it. This is because attached garages are a major source of pollution in homes. In the winter the stack effect inside...
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
05-02-17, 06:24 AM
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Replies: 98
Views: 62,345
Well you can just rip the siding off do some...
Well you can just rip the siding off do some airsealing and put about r-10 exterior insulation on. Then your girlfriend can enjoy the stress of remodeling since she missed out on the stress of home...
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Forum: Lawn and Garden
04-26-17, 03:41 PM
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Replies: 858
Views: 510,318
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Forum: Conservation
04-26-17, 03:00 PM
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Replies: 88
Views: 60,986
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