Re: Frugal Heating - Pellet Stoves

On Mon, 1 Dec 2003 20:47:42 -0800, "Steve" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>Yep! Seems like you have the ideal set up with the geothermal set up..
>
>I would like to dig a well for heat/cooling water for mine but the cost to
>dig is to much here.

When I built my house, the difference between the high end air-source
heat pump and the geothermal was about US$4K (~$8K vs. ~$12K for
complete, ground up installation in new construction).  This was
almost entirely due to the cost of planting 600 feet of closed
heating/cooling fluid loop 6-8 feet deep.  But the geothermal was also
eligible for US$2800 in utility rebates and state tax credits.  The
higher efficiency and lower maintenance costs (so they say -- the
compressor and exchangers are all located indoors) of the geothermal
should pay back the difference in short order.  YMMV, of course.

Dennis (evil) again (naturally)
-- 
The honest man is the one who realizes that he cannot
consume more, in his lifetime, than he produces.