Joshua Drew asked:


There are a couple of things that geothermal heat pumps can do for your home. The first and probably the most important is their ability to help the environment. The other thing that you will benefit from using geothermal heat pumps in your home is a decrease in your energy bills. Those savings will certainly help to eliminate the cost of installing a system in your home.

The methods that the geothermal heat pumps use are very similar to a standard heat pump. The only difference is the energy that is used is derived from the heat in the earth. A standard heat pump will heat the air to provide the heat and hot water. The geothermal heat pump uses the heat contained in the earth to heat. A standard heat pump is not as efficient as a geothermal one. The cost to use this type of system will be higher in the beginning, but when you consider the savings in your heat bill you will outweigh the cost.

For those who are looking for a new home, finding a house that includes geothermal heat pumps might be the thing that clinches the deal. You might want to consider putting it on your list of things to look for in your new home. Energy efficiency is a big consideration when you are shopping for a new home. Everyone is becoming more aware of the high costs of energy and ways that usage can be reduced. Geothermal heat pumps in your new home are just one of the ways that you can conserve energy and help the environment.

Your contractor will need to be experienced in the installation of these types of pumps. It is important that you look into their references and experience before you hire them to install your geothermal heat pump.

It is very important that you keep your heating and cooling system well maintained. The contractor who installed your geothermal heat pump can probably take care of that for you. It is as important to maintain your equipment, as it is to have the correct heating and cooling equipment. If you hire someone to maintain your heating system, you should consider using him or her for all of your maintenance. This will allow you to establish a consistent relationship with the maintenance business. Once they get to know your system they will be able to detect any problems that have arisen in between checks.

Insulation in your home is also an important consideration when you are heating and cooling. You should make sure that all of the heat that you generate is not leaking out of your home as quickly as your geothermal heat pump can produce it. You will lose all of your energy savings with a poorly insulated home. Get your house in tiptop shape with insulation and an efficient heating and cooling system. Once you have zipped up your home and installed the heat pump you will find that your energy bills have decreased dramatically.



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conservUS asked:


House #1
>A 20 room mansion ( not including 8 bathrooms ) heated by natural gas.
>Add on a pool (and a pool house) and a separate guest house, all heated
>by gas. In one month this residence consumes more energy than the
>average American household does in a year. The average bill for
>electricity and natural gas runs over $2400. per month. In
>natural gas alone, this property consumes more than 20 times the
>national average for an American ho me. This house is not situated in a
>Northern or Midwestern ’snow belt’ area. It’s in the South.
>
>House #2
>Designed by an architecture professor at a leading national university.
>This house incorporates every ‘green’ feature current home construction
>can provide. The house
>is 4,000 square feet ( 4 bedrooms ) and is nestled on a high prairie in
>the American southwest. A central closet in the house holds geothermal
>heat-pumps drawing ground water through pipes sunk 300 feet into the
>ground. The water (usually 67 degrees F.) heats the house in the winter
>and cools it in the summer. The system uses no fossil fuels such as oil
>or natural gas and it consumes one-quarter electricity required for a
>conventional heating/cooling system. Rainwater from the roof is
>collected and funneled into a 25,000 gallon underground cistern.
>Wastewater from showers, sinks and toilets goes into underground
>purifying tanks and then into the cistern. The collected water then
>irrigates the land surrounding the house Surrounding flowers and shrubs
>native to the area enable the property to blend into the surrounding
>rural landscape.
>
>~~~~~
>HOUSE #1 is outside
>of Nashville , Tennessee ; it is the abode of the ‘environmentalist’ Al
>Gore.
>
>HOUSE #2 is on a ranch near
> Crawford , Texas ; it is the personal residence of the President of the
> United States , George W. Bush.
>
>What an ‘inconvenient truth’.

Love them environmentalist note key word in middle “mental”.
Who is Mathew G or Julio the spic? And what does a derogatory spanish name have to do with the question? Please Go Back Through The Fence and apply for a Visa. Thanks for playing.

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BrickHouse asked:


We received a id for a 3 ton geothermal system (cost $12k) The long term savings seem great, but are they really as good as they say? Also, is it wise to use zone heating/cooling with a geothermal system? Thanks

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Shirapants asked:


I am looking to buy a new house and some of the one’s I like have baseboard heating. To help save money and cut down on pollution I’d like to replace it with a more efficient heating/cooling system. About how much it would cost to replace an old baseboard heating system with a geothermal comfort system. The house already has a duct system in place for central A/C. What would be the total cost of a project like this be (products, installation, etc)?

I am aware of the different types of systems… whether it be vertical, horizontal, or open loops. There are also all-in-one systems and split systems. I was kind of just looking for a general answer. Here is more detail that may help you provide me with a rough estimate of how much it would cost to replace an old heating/cooling system with a geothermal comfort system. The land is approximately one acre and the size of the house is 2,000 square feet. The geographic location is a suburban area in central NJ.

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LOOK OVER THE DESCRIPTIONS OF THE FOLLOWING TWO HOUSES AND SEE IF YOU CAN TELL WHICH BELONGS TO AN ENVIRONMENTALIST.

HOUSE # 1:
A 20-room mansion (not including 8 bathrooms) heated by natural gas. Add on a pool (and a pool house) and a separate guest house all heated by gas. In ONE MONTH ALONE this mansion consumes more energy than the average American household in an ENTIRE YEAR. The average bill for electricity and natural gas runs over $2, 400.00 per month. In natural gas alone (which last time we checked was a fossil fuel), this property consumes more than 20 times the national average for an American home. This house is not in a northern or Midwestern “snow belt,” either. It’s in the South.

HOUSE # 2:
Designed by an architecture professor at a leading national university, this house incorporates every “green” feature current home construction can provide. The house contains only 4,000 square feet (4 bedrooms) and is nestled on arid high prairie in the American southwest. A central closet in the house holds geothermal heat pumps drawing ground water through pipes sunk 300 feet into the ground. The water (usually 67 degrees F) heats the house in winter and cools it in summer. The system uses no fossil fuels such as oil or natural gas, and it consumes 25% of the electricity required for a conventional heating/cooling system. Rainwater
from the roof is collected and funneled into a 25,000 gallon underground cistern. Wastewater from showers, sinks and toilets goes into underground purifying tanks and then into the cistern. The collected water then irrigates the land surrounding the house. Flowers and shrubs native to the area blend the property into the surrounding rural landscape.

HOUSE # 1 (20 room energy guzzling mansion) is outside of Nashville , Tennessee . It is the abode of that renowned environmentalist (and filmmaker) Al Gore.

HOUSE # 2 (model eco-friendly house) is on a ranch near Crawford , Texas . Also known as “the Texas White House,” it is the private residence of the President of the United States , George W. Bush.

So whose house is gentler on the environment? Yet another story you WON’T hear on CNN, CBS, ABC, NBC, MSNBC or read about in the New York Times or the Washington Post. Indeed, for Mr. Gore, it’s truly ” an inconvenient truth.”

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Masni Rizal Mansor asked:


When most people think of portable air conditioners, what comes to mind is usually basic information that’s not particularly interesting or beneficial. But there’s a lot more to portable air conditioners than just the basics.

With the onset of the damp weather, it becomes difficult to survive without constant central air conditioning but that can prove to be quite expensive. The answer to this problem is a portable air conditioner as it has many advantages. It is easy to shift from one place in the home to another and that makes a portable air conditioner the ideal cooling system solution for your home, office or industrial site.

The portable air conditioners are easy and quick to install, as they do not involve any lifting or tearing up of windowsills. Moreover it can be shifted very easily from one place in the home to the other. For taking care of the hot spots in the central air conditioning, the portable air conditioners are far more convenient than window air conditioners. It is also ideal for window shapes, which present problems for installation. There is nothing like portable air conditioners for use as a spot cooler in the home.

A portable air conditioner is an excellent choice for saving money as just one unit needs to be purchased and it can be shifted easily to where you need it as it is mounted on castors and some can weigh only about 36 pounds. Moreover, as only one room is cooled at a time instead of the whole house, the total energy consumption is very low as compared to other air conditioning systems.

How can you put a limit on learning more? The next section may contain that one little bit of wisdom that changes everything.

Another advantage of portable air conditioners is the energy efficiency that they provide. The average efficiency is in the 8 to 10 range although some are as high as 15, which is 50 percent better than most older central air conditioners. The small size of the portable air conditioners is very advantageous and as such it can fit in a corner or against a wall. It functions like an effective dehumidifier if you do not vent the warm exhaust air out through a window and its size is also the same as that of a room dehumidifier.

In order to reduce humidity and allergies, even the small ones remove 35 pints of moisture per day from the room air. The portable air conditioners also use the heat-exchange principle as the other air conditioners to cool and dehumidify the air. The operating principle is also similar to a window air conditioner as the room air circulates over cold evaporator coils to cool and dehumidify it inside the unit. The room air is exhausted outdoor after flowing over the hot condenser. There is no chance of already-cooled indoor air escaping outside as two ducts are now used.

Nowadays, you have electronic controls in most models and you can set the desired room temperature, blower speed, start and stop timer, and operation mode (cool, dehumidify, heat). The portable air conditioners also have hand-held remote control with which you can conveniently change all the settings as per your need.

The other features of portable air conditioners include a built-in air cleaner with an optional charcoal filter and oscillating louvers to distribute the cool air throughout the room. You can also switch off the louvers to direct the flow of air towards yourself, if you so desire.

The day will come when you can use something you read about here to have a beneficial impact. Then you’ll be glad you took the time to learn more about portable air conditioners.



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Steve Boerger asked:


A central air conditioning system is made up of four major components. Let’s explore each component, and learn how a central air conditioner operates.

· The condenser – is the unit that sits outside your home and contains the compressor, condensing coil, fan and motor and all the system’s electrical components.

· The evaporator – also known as the A coil - because of it’s A shape, is installed inside your furnace’s duct system. This coil must be properly matched to the outside unit and should always be replaced when you purchase a new cooling system in order to maintain maximum system efficiency and prolong the life of your new air conditioner.

· The line set – The line set is the copper tubing that connects the evaporator to the condenser. The black insulation or armaflex on this tubing keeps it from sweating as the cold refrigerant passes through it. The line set can normally be reused as long as it is properly sized, has no leaks and we are using the same type of refrigerant. We will cover the two types of refrigerants in just a moment.

· The blower – The blower is provided by your heating system, in other words, your furnace. This is arguably the most important part of your cooling system. Everything your new cooling system is capable of doing is dependant upon proper airflow through the A coil. If your blower is old or dirty it may move too little air and the cooling system will freeze up. Poor airflow will cause your lower level to get very cold and your upper floors to get very warm. This is a very common problem and one reason many customers consider replacing older furnaces when they replace their cooling system – the heat works fine but the airflow is marginal. However, if your furnace blower is in good shape replacing your heating system is not necessary.

Here’s how an Air Conditioner System Works

A central air conditioner uses refrigerant, pumped by the compressor, to transport the hot air inside your home, outside. The condensing coil outside dumps the heat into the atmosphere while the A coil inside releases the cool air into your home at the same time absorbing heat and repeating the cycle again. The furnace fan distributes the cool air inside your home while the condenser fan dumps the hot air out side. That’s why the air coming out the top of your condenser is hot – it’s the hot air from your home. The cold air coming out of your vents is the result of the refrigerant evaporating in the A coil – that’s why they call it an evaporator. Of course it’s not quite that simple, but for our purposes lets leave it at that.



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love_alw_693 asked:


The Story of Two Houses
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> LOOK OVER THE DESCRIPTIONS OF THE FOLLOWING
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> TWO HOUSES AND SEE IF YOU CAN TELL WHICH
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> BELONGS TO AN ENVIRONMENTALIST.
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> HOUSE # 1:
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> A 20-room mansion (not including 8 bathrooms) heated by natural
>>> >>>> gas.
>>> >>>> Add on
>>> >>>> a pool (and a pool house) and a separate guest house all heated by
>> gas.
>>> >>>> In
>>> >>>> ONE MONTH ALONE this mansion consumes more energy than the average
>>> >>>> American
>>> >>>> household in an ENTIRE YEAR. The average bill for electricity and
>>> >>>> natural
>>> >>>> gas runs over $2,400.00 per month. In natural gas alone (which last
>>> >>>> time we
>>> >>>> checked was a fossil fuel), this property consumes more than 20
>>> >>>> times
>>> >>>> the national
>>> >>>> average for an American home. This house is not in a northern or
>>> >>>> Midwestern
>>> >>>> “snow belt,” either. It’s in the South.
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> HOUSE # 2:
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> Designed by an architecture professor at a leading national
>> university,
>>> >>>> this
>>> >>>> house incorporates every “green” feature current home construction
>> can
>>> >>>> provide. The house contains only 4,000 square feet (4 bedrooms)
>>> >>>> and
>> is
>>> >>>> nestled on
>>> >>>> arid high prairie in the American southwest. A central closet in
>>> >>>> the
>>> >>>> house
>>> >>>> holds geothermal heat pumps drawing ground water through pipes sunk
>> 300
>>> >>>> feet
>>> >>>> into the ground. The water (usually 67 degrees F.) heats the house
>>> >>>> in
>>> >>>> winter
>>> >>>> and cools it in summer. The system uses no fossil fuels such as oil
>> or
>>> >>>> natural gas, and it consumes 25% of the electricity required for a
>>> >>>> conventional heating/cooling system. Rainwater from the roof is
>>> >>>> collected
>>> >>>> and funneled into a 25,000 gallon underground cistern. Wastewater
>> from
>>> >>>> showers,
>>> >>>> sinks and toilets goes into underground purifying tanks and then
>>> >>>> into
>>> >>>> the cistern.
>>> >>>> The collected water then irrigates the land surrounding the house.
>>> >>>> Flowers and shrubs native to the area blend the property into the
>>> >>>> surrounding rural landscape.
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> HOUSE # 1 (20 room energy guzzling mansion) is outside of
>>> >>>> Nashville,
>>> >>>> Tennessee. It is the abode of that renowned environmentalist (and
>>> >>>> filmmaker) Al Gore.
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> HOUSE # 2 (model eco-friendly house) is on a ranch near Crawford,
>>> >>>> Texas.
>>> >>>> Also known as “the Texas White House,” it is the private residence
>> of
>>> >>>> the
>>> >>>> President of the United States, George W. Bush.
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> So whose house is gentler on the environment? Yet another story you
>>> >>>> WON’T
>>> >>>> hear on CNN, CBS, ABC, NBC, MSNBC or read about in the New York
>>> >>>> Times
>>> >>>> or the
>>> >>>> Washington Post. Indeed, for Mr. Gore, it’s truly “an inconvenient
>>> >>>> truth.”
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> NO KIDDING

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Aaron L asked:


Assume a 3,000 sq ft house, and I’m really just looking for the initial cost of the equipment and installation. Thanks!

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djm749 asked:


A Tale of Two Houses

House #1
A 20 room mansion ( not including 8 bathrooms ) heated by
natural gas. Add on a pool ( and a pool house) and a separate guest house,
all heated by gas. In one month this residence consumes more energy than
the average American household does in a year. The average bill for
electricity and natural gas runs over $2400. In natural gas alone, this
property consumes more than 20 times the national average for an American
home. This house is not situated in a Northern or Midwestern “snow belt”
area. It’s in the South.

House #2
Designed by an architecture professor at a leading national
university. This house incorporates every “green” feature current home
construction can provide. The house is 4,000 square feet ( 4 bedrooms )
and is nestled on a high prairie in the American southwest. A central
closet in the house holds geothermal heat-pumps drawing ground water
through pipes sunk 300 feet into the ground.
The water (usually 67 degrees F. ) heats the house in the winter and
cools it in the summer. The system uses no fossil fuels such as oil or
natural gas and it consumes one-quarter electricity required for a
conventional heating/cooling system. Rainwater from the roof is collected
and funneled into a 25,000 gallon underground cistern. Wastewater from
showers, sinks and toilets goes into underground purifying tanks and then
into the cistern. The collected water then irrigates the land surrounding
the house. Surrounding flowers and shrubs native to the area enable the
property to blend into the surrounding rural landscape.

HOUSE #1 is outside of Nashville, Tennessee; it is the abode of The “environmentalist” Al Gore.

HOUSE #2 is on a ranch near Crawford, Texas; it is the residence the of the President of the United States, George W. Bush.

An “inconvenient truth”.

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