DIY Home Repair Forum: HVAC
04-29-2008, 02:33 PM
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Replies: 6
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Forgot Option #2
If we are looking for effiecncy and do not want to invest the money into a geothermal system you can always go with a heat pump. A heat pump follows the same princple as geothermal, but instead of...
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DIY Home Repair Forum: HVAC
04-29-2008, 02:24 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 23,193
Geothermal Costs
Geothermal costs are going to depend on the geothermal application you were thinking of. The cheapest of these systems being to go with an vertiacl open loop geothermal system. This system would...
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DIY Home Repair Forum: HVAC
04-29-2008, 02:14 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 20,410
Not a bad idea
It is by no means a bad idea, as hot air natrually rises and cold air natrually drops. How well does it travel up the stairway now? Cutting in a few return air ports is not going to increase the...
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DIY Home Repair Forum: General Appliance Discussion
04-29-2008, 02:10 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,905
Room Savings vs. Cost
The tankless water heaters were actually intended as space savers. So, the biggest advantage of installing a tankless water heater is that you are going to save a significant amount of space. So,...
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DIY Home Repair Forum: General Appliance Discussion
04-29-2008, 01:59 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,229
Replace the water heater
You can buy a great water heater with a 10-yr warranty for $400 bucks. They are incredibly easy to install and should give you next to no problems over the next 10 years. Log in to...
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