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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps 09-07-19, 08:38 PM
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Posted By Xringer
We hope it's going to last at least as long as...

We hope it's going to last at least as long as the original motor.
Hopefully, nothing else will go wrong. If it does, I have almost a full set of spares.
Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps 09-07-19, 05:03 PM
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Posted By Xringer
Sanyo blower motor noise fixed

The den indoor unit blower motor noise has been driving me nuts for years.
Latey, the screeching noise has gotten louder. Oddly, my wife can't hear it.
I have very bad hearing at higher...
Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps 01-06-18, 06:02 PM
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Posted By Xringer
I have no way of knowing. I can say that it's a...

I have no way of knowing. I can say that it's a lot more heat than we get from those two 900W space heaters @ 1.8 KWh = 6142 BTUh.

The measurements taken on the other side of the room, are 1-2...
Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps 01-06-18, 11:44 AM
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Posted By Xringer
It is unbelievable.

Last night, it started blinking around 1:30 AM, so I turned it off for night. Outdoor Temps were dropping slowly..
Used two 900W space heaters all night in the den. 1.8 KWh = 6142 BTUh. It was a...
Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps 01-05-18, 11:39 PM
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Posted By Xringer
Sanyo is amazing tonight

The Den Sanyo is working great tonight. It's using 770 watts at 1.4 deg F :eek:
I had expected to be using the two 900W space heater about 6 ago.
The Den has been very warm all evening. The older...
Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps 01-01-18, 12:38 PM
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Posted By Xringer
It's up to 10F outside right now (Dew...

It's up to 10F outside right now (Dew Point:-9.3°F)..
But, the Sanyo just went orange-flashing.. Going to window-solar.. ;)
It was working pretty good before. The Gree is taking up the slack.. :)
Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps 01-01-18, 10:19 AM
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Posted By Xringer
My first Gree has been installed for a while...

My first Gree has been installed for a while now.. Fall of 2016..
http://ecorenovator.org/forum/geothermal-heat-pumps/4903-gree-crown-18kbtu-install-9.html
I have not purchased one for the den yet....
Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps 12-31-17, 05:54 PM
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Posted By Xringer
New Years Eve 2017-2018 !! And it's cold!

http://ecorenovator.org/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=8039&stc=1&d=1514763860

Here's the odd part.. The Sanyo has been using 500 to 700 watts to heat the den..
Still putting out hot air...
Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps 09-05-16, 02:35 PM
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Posted By Xringer
nailed it..

Thanks for the interesting post Randen.. This part:
"With a more moderate climate I understand that a Hy-brid system may be more financially sound method of staying warm.
2 or 3 mini splits for...
Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps 09-05-16, 11:05 AM
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Posted By Xringer
The pump down process is complicated by the need...

The pump down process is complicated by the need to connect a gauge set..
I used a vac pump to clean out the air in the gauge set, before hand..
Here's the method.. ...
Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps 09-05-16, 08:56 AM
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Posted By Xringer
Sanyo moved..

Yesterday my neighbor came over and helped me with the heavy lifting..
My wife helped with the rest of the install..
She was quick on the remote during pump-down (done with vac pump assist).
...
Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps 09-05-16, 08:50 AM
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Posted By Xringer
Heating oil is about the price as diesel fuel....

Heating oil is about the price as diesel fuel. Since it's basically the same thing..
Over in Lexington, a lot of the rich folks have massive oil tanks buried in their yards.
(Their homes over...
Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps 09-03-16, 08:19 PM
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Posted By Xringer
I forget the cost of things. Other people have...

I forget the cost of things. Other people have kept better records than I ever could.
Buying the M/S install gear is kinda like buying ham radio gear or hobby test equipment, or new bowling shoes...
Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps 09-03-16, 06:04 PM
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Posted By Xringer
I started this thread about 7 years ago.. ( 6...

I started this thread about 7 years ago.. ( 6 years, 11 months)..
And now I'm going to remove my living room Sanyo..
The indoor unit is going become a parts supply (hanger queen).
And the outdoor...
Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps 04-10-15, 09:45 PM
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Posted By Xringer
Climatologists to physicists: your planet needs you

I think there's been some kind of misunderstanding...

Climatologists to physicists: your planet needs you : Nature News & Comment...
Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps 04-10-15, 06:45 PM
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Posted By Xringer
Pretty rough weather there.

La Crosse, Wisconsin (WI 54601) profile: population, maps, real estate, averages, homes, statistics, relocation, travel, jobs, hospitals, schools, crime, moving, houses, news, sex offenders...
Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps 03-08-15, 07:44 PM
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Views: 505,558
Posted By Xringer
When I look at a wind baffle, I wonder if the...

When I look at a wind baffle, I wonder if the spec writers saw that one coming.. :)

http://www.kingersons.com/images/products/wind-baffle.jpg

Anyways, I'm thinking about dumping the lattice...
Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps 03-08-15, 02:52 PM
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Posted By Xringer
They are pretty neat looking, but can they stand...

They are pretty neat looking, but can they stand up to 300 pounds of snow and ice sliding off the roof on top of them?

After I finished removing a few tons of snow off my north side roof, I had to...
Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps 03-08-15, 01:41 PM
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Posted By Xringer
That would take care of the snow drifts, but the...

That would take care of the snow drifts, but the opening behind the HX would be
open to snow coming down vertically and blowing snow coming in on all sides.

If it was up on the wall, It would...
Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps 03-08-15, 11:37 AM
Replies: 645
Views: 505,558
Posted By Xringer
This is the first weekend without a lot of snow...

This is the first weekend without a lot of snow we've had in a long time. (7 weeks). Just some flurries today..
...
Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps 02-19-15, 05:48 PM
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Posted By Xringer
They aren't light.. 130.1 lbs. So the stand...

They aren't light.. 130.1 lbs. So the stand would have to be pretty strong.
And be resistant to harmonic oscillation.
It would also have to be vandal resistant. Not easy to push over.
If we...
Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps 02-19-15, 05:13 PM
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Posted By Xringer
Half buried in snow, but still working!

My wife cleaned out in front of the backyard Sanyo, (it was completely covered)
but we couldn't get to the front yard Sanyo. The snow roof helped.
But, snow still got behind both units. It's still...
Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps 02-15-15, 04:33 PM
Replies: 645
Views: 505,558
Posted By Xringer
I was selling my wife on the idea of buying a...

I was selling my wife on the idea of buying a grid-tied system that had a stand-alone mode.
For those bad days.. Couldn't tell her the price..

Funny about the ice dams.. I was looking up there...
Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps 02-15-15, 10:12 AM
Replies: 645
Views: 505,558
Posted By Xringer
Defrost time!

If the temperature is 10 to 20 deg F, the Sanyos can still pump heat,
when the heat exchangers are pretty much covered with snow..
Not sure how that works, but it does..

When it's 21C (our...
Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps 02-15-15, 09:17 AM
Replies: 645
Views: 505,558
Posted By Xringer
Once had a to spend a week in Pierre, SD. So I...

Once had a to spend a week in Pierre, SD. So I understand why humans shouldn't live
in those norther areas. Flew in late, parked my borrowed car at the motel,
woke up the next morning and there was...
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