California Scrambles to Find Electricity to Offset Plant Closures
California Scrambles to Find Electricity to Offset Plant Closures
HAHAHAHAHA These idiots will be living in caves in another 20 years and still voting for democraps. Using stone tablets.
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Interesting that you guys should mention it.........
I've had a 5 ton geothermal heat pump system, by WaterFurnace, on my house since 2004......works pretty well.
The drilling rig crew drew quite a crowd of neighbors, when they drilled five 250 foot holes in my front yard. Note that my 2200 square foot house sits on about a half acre.
Works great on really hot, or cold, days.
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When Will The U.S. Tap its Massive Geothermal Energy Potential? | OilPrice.com
The United States has massive untapped geothermal energy potential, but can it attract the investment it needs to develop it?Mule
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When we built our house in 2001 we had an open-loop geothermal system installed. After about a year I installed peel and stick insulation on all the main lines in the basement. That alone brought the temperature out of the register from 86° up to 93°. We've been pretty happy with it so far.
The only real issue is that our pressure tanks don't last more than about 5 years. I've only had to replace the run capacitor in the furnace itself, so that's not too bad.
In 2005 when we had the ice storm, our electricity was out for 7 days. We had to use our fireplace for heat, and the generator we had at the time had enough power to run the furnace fan to (kind of) heat the house. Since then we've upgraded to a whole house generator that will run everything, as long as you don't turn it all on at once.
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Bubba Jr.: 33170029658267/comments/33170119430427
When we built our house in 2001 we had an open-loop geothermal system installed. After about a year I installed peel and stick insulation on all the main lines in the basement. That alone brought the temperature out of the register from 86° up to 93°. We've been pretty happy with it so far.
The only real issue is that our pressure tanks don't last more than about 5 years. I've only had to replace the run capacitor in the furnace itself, so that's not too bad.
In 2005 when we had the ice storm, our electricity was out for 7 days. We had to use our fireplace for heat, and the generator we had at the time had enough power to run the furnace fan to (kind of) heat the house. Since then we've upgraded to a whole house generator that will run everything, as long as you don't turn it all on at once.
Curious, how deep is your well, in excess of 150’?
Mule
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If I remember right it's 49' with a flow rate of 65 gals per min. It's good water. We had an RO system installed expecting some issues with the water. Many times I've had water right out of the tap and I can't tell the difference between the two.
Joe
It just sunk in why you may have asked that question. We aren't extracting heat out of the well. It stays about 55° year around. The furnace extracts the heat out of the water just like an air to air heat pump. Then it reverses that in the summer to give up cold air.
If I misunderstood your question, I apologize.
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Bubba Jr.: 33170029658267/comments/33170119430427
When we built our house in 2001 we had an open-loop geothermal system installed. After about a year I installed peel and stick insulation on all the main lines in the basement. That alone brought the temperature out of the register from 86° up to 93°. We've been pretty happy with it so far.
The only real issue is that our pressure tanks don't last more than about 5 years. I've only had to replace the run capacitor in the furnace itself, so that's not too bad.
In 2005 when we had the ice storm, our electricity was out for 7 days. We had to use our fireplace for heat, and the generator we had at the time had enough power to run the furnace fan to (kind of) heat the house. Since then we've upgraded to a whole house generator that will run everything, as long as you don't turn it all on at once.
We have the same system And have been pretty happy with it. A lot of people get a confused look on their face when I tell them we are heating the house with our well water. They don't understand that the density of water holds a lot more heat than air does and extracting that heat can raise the air temp in the house quite effectively. Also in the summer the water is much more efficient in removing the heat from the cooling system than air would be. 8° below zero this morning and we are nice and warm. We haven't taken the plunge for the whole house generator yet but it is on the horizon. We have a fireplace in the basement with a separate fan and ductwork that can be used in emergencies and my 7000 watt portable generator can handle that along with the freezer, refrigerator, etc.. But a whole house generator would be a lot more convenient. I guess Judy just hasn't nagged me enough about getting me one yet.🙄 Bob
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