Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
07-07-18, 11:08 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 3,886
Reasonably conventional HVAC options
Hey folks, I've been here for a long time, not much in the way of posting, but a real fan of heat pumps. Put a single head mini-split (Mitsubishi Hyper-Heat) in my downstairs (open concept Cape Cod)...
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Forum: Solar Power
03-09-14, 12:55 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 14,923
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
10-23-13, 11:40 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 11,640
Wow, I must have missed this message. I am not...
Wow, I must have missed this message. I am not completely sure why there is a defrost valve, except, I suppose, that it might have been intended to address the possible freezing of the indoor unit...
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Forum: Lawn and Garden
10-12-13, 07:15 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 50,235
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Forum: Conservation
10-09-13, 06:25 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 13,070
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Forum: Product Reviews
10-02-13, 01:00 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 15,737
I may have been inaccurate just calling out the...
I may have been inaccurate just calling out the one shower; we are a 2-person household, and one of us takes significantly longer showers than the other; we also use a dishwasher on about 2 days out...
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Forum: Product Reviews
10-02-13, 10:10 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 15,737
One month update!
As of this morning, 32...
One month update!
As of this morning, 32 days since I installed the meter, the water heater has used 91kWh of electricity, for an operating cost of approximately $0.42 per day, and roughly one...
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Forum: Product Reviews
09-23-13, 09:20 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 15,737
I had an electric heater, which was perfectly...
I had an electric heater, which was perfectly good, but I couldn't resist the price subsidies on the new one coupled with the promise of lower electric bills.
I do not have any meaningful data...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
09-23-13, 09:18 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 11,640
You know, Acuario, I don't know.
I hadn't...
You know, Acuario, I don't know.
I hadn't looked at the data plates in some time, and I think I confused the heat pump I am installing for my house right now, which is 220V 20A feed, with this...
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Forum: Product Reviews
09-19-13, 09:28 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 15,737
Because I said I would, see below for the...
Because I said I would, see below for the electrical usage of most of my household appliances. Note that a lot of them are not constant, but rather cycle on and off, so I am not accurately capturing...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
09-19-13, 09:24 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 11,640
Quick update - I have been pressed with getting...
Quick update - I have been pressed with getting the fall harvest in from the vegetable garden and the hop vines, and also getting the utilities run for the big heat pump I am putting in. Indirectly,...
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Forum: For Sale / Trade / Wanted / Web Finds
09-09-13, 02:50 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 14,344
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Forum: Product Reviews
09-09-13, 12:25 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 15,737
Not a dumb question. The pump is mounted...
Not a dumb question. The pump is mounted directly to the top of the tank, yes.
I suppose anything is possible, but I do not think you would gain anything by remotely mounting this unit, as you...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
09-05-13, 08:50 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 3,814
Why bother with the cam at all? Pull the cam,...
Why bother with the cam at all? Pull the cam, cam chain, and valves out and weld on threaded bungs for checkvalves on each cylinder. Then, just backdrive the engine with another one. Or, if you...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
09-04-13, 10:15 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 11,640
Hi folks, sorry for the delay in getting back...
Hi folks, sorry for the delay in getting back here, lots of housework and a slowly failing wireless router have been making life interesting lately.
Today I cracked into the indoor unit a little...
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Forum: Lawn and Garden
09-04-13, 07:04 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 6,312
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
08-30-13, 11:08 AM
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Replies: 1,943
Views: 4,973,376
Hi AC, time for an update on my progress;
I...
Hi AC, time for an update on my progress;
I did get the books, and they were terrific reading! Tons of valuable information in them with respect to sizing fields and many other considerations. I...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
08-26-13, 12:28 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 11,640
Air Source Heat Pump Project!
So, a funny thing happened this past weekend; the girlfriend and I went to a local property in NH renowned for its gardens and sculptures that opens to the public every few years. It's truly...
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Forum: Product Reviews
08-24-13, 06:38 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 15,737
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Forum: Product Reviews
08-23-13, 09:45 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 15,737
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
08-20-13, 01:39 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 7,222
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Forum: Product Reviews
08-20-13, 01:33 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 15,737
Review: Rheem HP50RH Water Heater
I decided to take advantage of a lovely combination of events and get myself a brand-new heat pump water heater!
First, Home Depot was having a sale, and marked down the 50-gallon Rheem HP50Rh to...
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Forum: Introductions
08-20-13, 01:12 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 3,137
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
07-31-13, 11:28 AM
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Replies: 1,943
Views: 4,973,376
The vacuum pump and the micron gauge are...
The vacuum pump and the micron gauge are definitely the two biggest $$ purchases, and I am holding out for a little overtime and good ebay timing. There is no trusting bourdon tubes at the extremes...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
07-30-13, 08:42 PM
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Replies: 1,943
Views: 4,973,376
Thanks randen, AC.
I am pretty solidly...
Thanks randen, AC.
I am pretty solidly cognizant of the design issues facing me; I spent a year maintaining the pumps of a paper mill in college, and so spent a lot of quality time doing head loss...
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