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Xringer · 02-14-11, 11:37 PM

S-F, if you think a GSHP isn't for you, maybe you should check out the ASHP..
If you don't live too far north, a mini-split (inverter type) might be a good investment,
to hold you over, until you can get your new build done..

Here's mine:
http://ecorenovator.org/forum/geothe...l-project.html
Cost peanuts to run, compared to oil or direct electric space heat..

A few people have posted about their DIY installs, and I expect to see some
operating $ numbers posted by spring time.

The snow this winter is pretty high. Up to the meter.
I turn off the Sanyo if it's heavy or blowing snow, (to avoid defrost cycles),
and when it gets down below 10deg F.
But, tonight, it's only going down to 12deg F, so we won't be using
any heating oil tonight.

The Sanyo will use about 500w all night long. Way cheaper than oil..
Last week, it burned about 9 kWh a day. About $1.80 a day.(21 cents/kWh)
Heating oil is over $3 a gallon now.

And, if your power co. charges too much? How about adding some PV??

02-14-11, 11:37 PM	#553
Xringer Lex Parsimoniae Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Woburn, MA Posts: 4,918 Thanks: 114 Thanked 250 Times in 230 Posts	S-F, if you think a GSHP isn't for you, maybe you should check out the ASHP.. If you don't live too far north, a mini-split (inverter type) might be a good investment, to hold you over, until you can get your new build done.. Here's mine: http://ecorenovator.org/forum/geothe...l-project.html Cost peanuts to run, compared to oil or direct electric space heat.. A few people have posted about their DIY installs, and I expect to see some operating $ numbers posted by spring time. The snow this winter is pretty high. Up to the meter. I turn off the Sanyo if it's heavy or blowing snow, (to avoid defrost cycles), and when it gets down below 10deg F. But, tonight, it's only going down to 12deg F, so we won't be using any heating oil tonight. The Sanyo will use about 500w all night long. Way cheaper than oil.. Last week, it burned about 9 kWh a day. About $1.80 a day.(21 cents/kWh) Heating oil is over $3 a gallon now. And, if your power co. charges too much? How about adding some PV??