Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
09-07-19, 08:38 PM
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
09-07-19, 05:03 PM
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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...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
01-06-18, 06:02 PM
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
01-06-18, 11:44 AM
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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...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
01-05-18, 11:39 PM
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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...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
01-01-18, 12:38 PM
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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.. :)
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
01-01-18, 10:19 AM
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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....
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
12-31-17, 05:54 PM
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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...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
09-05-16, 02:35 PM
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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...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
09-05-16, 11:05 AM
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
09-05-16, 08:56 AM
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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).
...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
09-05-16, 08:50 AM
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
09-03-16, 08:19 PM
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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...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
09-03-16, 06:04 PM
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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...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
04-10-15, 09:45 PM
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
04-10-15, 06:45 PM
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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...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
03-08-15, 07:44 PM
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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...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
03-08-15, 02:52 PM
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
03-08-15, 01:41 PM
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
03-08-15, 11:37 AM
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
02-19-15, 05:48 PM
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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...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
02-19-15, 05:13 PM
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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...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
02-15-15, 04:33 PM
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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...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
02-15-15, 10:12 AM
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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...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
02-15-15, 09:17 AM
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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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