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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps 09-10-12, 02:48 PM
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Posted By pachai
Sorry I wasn't clear, I am talking about...

Sorry I wasn't clear, I am talking about converting it to ground source.
That's the connection with this thread.
Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps 09-10-12, 01:22 PM
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Posted By pachai
I have a question that is similar to one I saw...

I have a question that is similar to one I saw asked and answered with a link but the link seems outdated...so I'll ask my question...

A one-room synagogue near me is being vacated to begin...
Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps 04-18-12, 01:56 PM
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Posted By pachai
Climate

I didn't include the climate in my post...
I am in Northern NJ. This week,
it was 70 degrees at 6:30 am.

I believe I am just 35 feet above
the water table. I have one neighbor
who has a...
Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps 04-18-12, 01:17 PM
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Posted By pachai
Thanks for offering to help. I don't have...

Thanks for offering to help.

I don't have much info yet.
Based on commercial geo estimates,
I need somewhere between
4 and 8 tons. I need to look again
to see if two or more are close.

I...
Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps 04-16-12, 03:32 PM
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Posted By pachai
No cutting A/C conversion

Thanks everyone, it's always great reading about things people have tried that worked or taught them something.

Some time ago (about 2 years?), someone posted a picture of an air conditioner with...
Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps 08-09-11, 11:34 PM
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Posted By pachai
Thanks....first one. There's a "Cleaning...

Thanks....first one. There's a
"Cleaning Supplies Distributer" in my town.
I spoke to him last week, and on Monday
his workers dropped off 4 barrels.
Compromise, I clean out the last gallon ...
Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps 08-04-11, 04:48 PM
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Posted By pachai
Air Conditioner Heat Pump

Has anyone had success with converting an air conditioner to a heat pump without breaking the circuit?

I have an air conditioner that would make a great donor, as it is free and has a bad...
Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps 07-07-11, 01:22 PM
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Posted By pachai
My wife told me which towel bar to buy.... but...

My wife told me which towel bar to buy....
but that doesn't prevent me from making
a hydronic wall plate radiator below it.

I just learned the meaning of Street Elbow.
(That's how you make a U...
Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps 07-07-11, 12:03 AM
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Posted By pachai
Towel Bar

I had the plumber leave me the option of adding a heated towel bar to compliment my radiant floor.
I was thinking along the lines of what Radiantec
suggests here...
Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps 07-06-11, 08:08 PM
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Posted By pachai
So, isn't dessert at the end of the meal? I'm...

So, isn't dessert at the end of the meal?
I'm busy moving a laundry sink where a
window became a doorway -
learning to sweat solder, etc.

Giovani laid tile in the kitchen today,
so the...
Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps 07-06-11, 03:57 PM
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Posted By pachai
I got the first quote - 150' of trench, 6-8'...

I got the first quote - 150' of trench, 6-8' deep,
3' wide. With shoulders for trench safety.
$7600. Removal of old driveway 100' $1800.

It's a tight lot, so it will actually be 3 digs.
dig,...
Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps 07-04-11, 08:50 AM
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Posted By pachai
digging

Randen,
Did "you" dig it up?
or did you have someone do it?
I'm trying to get an idea what a backhoe should cost to dig some ditches...
Thanks
Seth
Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps 07-03-11, 12:57 AM
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Posted By pachai
Array of independent pumps

This is the direction I am thinking of going...
On both sides actually.
(I welcome feedback :-)

The "new half" of my house has
4 PEX circuits per floor, 12 total.
For the Kitchen, the pipes on...
Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps 06-23-11, 07:02 AM
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Posted By pachai
Randen, That's really helpful. I don't have...

Randen,

That's really helpful. I don't have a lot of roof space left, but I do have the walls at 122 degrees and 212 degrees. (The 122 doesn't face the street, so I'll probably start with them)...
Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps 06-20-11, 11:21 AM
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Posted By pachai
Ground Loops and radiant loops

My GSHP project is inching along (just like
the rest of my home expansion project,
but that's outsourced :-).

Plumbing is in place for two Multi-Aqua Hydronic
air handlers. These seem to be a...
Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps 06-03-11, 01:00 AM
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Posted By pachai
Hdpe

Does anyone have a favorite - responsive place for HDPE? Geohydro seems to have good prices, but I don't see grout on their site. Have not gotten a return call yet. There's no rule that I have...
Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps 05-25-11, 05:02 PM
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Posted By pachai
Non-reversible heat pump?

It is actually on my todo list today to draw this...
My current plan is to use one or more retired window
air conditioners to move heat from a cold buffer tank
to a HOT buffer tank.

I can't...
Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps 05-05-11, 04:42 PM
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Posted By pachai
Tweeker, this may help - I also find it...

Tweeker,
this may help - I also find it annoying to learn a
new user interface for every forum.
(Solution, join only the best forum around - this one :-)

Above the compose window is a row of...
Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps 04-12-11, 12:41 AM
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Views: 3,650,573
Posted By pachai
Sanyo as heart of GSHP?

And then the details emerge...The mini-splits that I looked at are not Energy Star compliant...which doesn't rule them out, but compare to GSHP which is eligible for the 30%....

or compare with an...
Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps 04-10-11, 03:17 PM
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Posted By pachai
You broke your arm and are laid up, and you...

You broke your arm and are laid up, and you apologize?
Usually people who are injured get help from friends...
(If you need anything from Metro NYC/NJ...:-)
(but not this week, Passover is coming...
Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps 04-05-11, 11:48 PM
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Posted By pachai
mejunkhound, I would love to hear more about...

mejunkhound,
I would love to hear more about your hacked Heat Pump.
I happen to have several air conditioners that would
make great "donors" as they say in the DIY Electric car groups.
One is new...
Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps 04-05-11, 04:10 PM
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Posted By pachai
MiniSplit as heart of GSHP

I have a quick question - a few of you on this list have the Sanyo or other Mini-split. I am almost finalized on my thought to install a quad mini-split on my second floor, which will give me...
Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps 03-02-11, 01:52 PM
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Views: 3,650,573
Posted By pachai
Ground loops under the driveway

The builder's original quote included a new driveway.
"Because I am going to destroy your current one
with my heavy trucks."

So I said, I can do the driveway after refinance?

THEN I thought...
Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps 03-02-11, 10:22 AM
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Views: 3,650,573
Posted By pachai
Conduit Through the wall

I mentioned I am having a contractor (steamroller :-)
build an addition, and I'm planning to DIY geo for the
addition and/or the whole house afterwards.

I asked the builder to embed 2 conduits -...
Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps 12-22-10, 10:51 AM
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Views: 3,650,573
Posted By pachai
Can you use soapy water from a spray bottle? ...

Can you use soapy water from a spray bottle?
(That's how they find leaks on tires... :-)
Then you don't have to immerse a partly
electric device...

Seth
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