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Originally Posted by NiHaoMike
What about some thermal solar panels? They would be cheaper.
Or what about buy a cheap window A/C (used is fine) and modify it into a heat pump water heater?
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What is the price of a small thermal hot water system these days??
The PVHW project I'm thinking of is going to cost between $700 & $1000.
http://ecorenovator.org/forum/solar-...eat-water.html
I've been thinking about using one of my old AC units to make a hotwater heater,
and ASHPs are great for dehumidifying the basement..
But, there is a problem. Most of the time, it's cold or cool around here.
We don't get a lot of hot weather. It's mid April now and the Sanyo is
heating the house every day.
Right now, the air temperature in the basement is about 57 degrees F.
My dehumidifier doesn't work when it's that cold.
I have use a space heater to melt the ice on it's coil.
We still have a damp floor in the basement (due to floods).
Anyways, I'm pretty sure that an ASHP for hotwater in the basement
isn't going to work very well until July or August.
In the spring and fall, I would have to use oil to heat water.