Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
01-15-11, 05:55 PM
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
01-13-11, 12:36 PM
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
01-05-11, 04:06 PM
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We have some plants at the prime install...
We have some plants at the prime install location, but I'm sure we could get rid of
those pretty quick.. :)
I added your link to the you tube link I posted on New years day.. ;)...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
01-04-11, 10:19 AM
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It's 10AM and it's been a pretty cool day. ...
It's 10AM and it's been a pretty cool day.
Current: High: Low: Average:
29.3 °F ---29.3 °F---19.1 °F---21.9 °F
In 10 hours, the Sanyo has already used 8kWh! (Since midnight).
That's the...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
11-22-10, 08:51 AM
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
11-21-10, 09:29 AM
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A point of interest (to me anyways)
I'm getting two new 200w PV panels this week. These were a bargain that I could not pass up.
http://ecorenovator.org/forum/solar-power/1244-cheap-panel-2.html#post9399
That got me thinking (again)...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
11-20-10, 09:16 AM
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Update winter 2010
Just a quick update on Sanyo power use.
We have changed our over-night set-back temperature from 66 to 68 (19 to 20 C).
So, we are using a bit more power. With low heat gain from solar,
we seem...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
04-18-10, 11:14 PM
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
04-18-10, 05:42 PM
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Cheaper? Compared to oil?
The roof is Off Limits for any panels right now. (We just had it re-shingled).
And I don't want to try to pipe hot water from way out in the backyard.
Plus, I've had solar thermal hotwater...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
04-18-10, 03:59 PM
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
04-18-10, 09:03 AM
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
04-16-10, 09:29 AM
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
04-01-10, 01:10 PM
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
04-01-10, 12:40 PM
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Getting ready for summer!
As of 03/26/2010, the Sanyo has been repaired and is working well.
It's starting to get a little warmer now (44.6F on average) ,
so the average kWh is down to about 9kWh a day.
$1.80 a day isn't...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
02-01-10, 10:30 AM
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Dec was good, Jan was rotten..
Dec 2009
Day, kWh, Temps
1, 9.26, 38
2, 7.23, 44
3, 2.88, 60
4, 5.62, 49
5, 9.17, 36
6, 10.5, 27
7, 12.9, 29
8, 12.2, 29
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
12-30-09, 07:49 AM
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Sanyo performs in single digits!
Weather Station History : Weather Underground (http://www.wunderground.com/weatherstation/WXDailyHistory.asp?ID=KMAWOBUR2)
The average temperature since midnight was 9.2 degrees F.
We used the...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
12-23-09, 12:04 PM
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Speak of the devil !
The oil truck came today and delivered 73.4 gallons.
The last fill up was back on 10-19-09, 66 days ago.
That comes out to about 1.112 gallons per day. (About 1 hour burner run time).
This only...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
12-22-09, 02:48 PM
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Problems using HDD data
Heating degree day - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heating_degree_day)
"Calculations using HDD have several problems. Heat requirements are not linear with...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
12-22-09, 08:31 AM
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It was a bit colder last year.
According to a weather station in Bedford, a few miles from here,
and it was 2.8 degrees colder in Dec 08, and 4.2 colder in Nov 08.
Weather Station History : Weather Underground...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
12-21-09, 03:47 PM
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New heat pump saves some money..
We installed the Sanyo heat pump on 11/05/09 and have been using it to heat the house every day since.
I've been looking at the bills and just read the meter for December.
(Meter is read around...
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