GEOTHERMAL HEAT/AC

[Chevy454]

I believe it was $13k, which included digging/backfilling the 2k feet of lines...and as I said above, the extra zones option was gonna be $3k...but we shoulda done it. Check with your electric company, as they almost always (around here anyways) give a rebate if you go with geothermal...ours stopped a couple months prior to us buying our system, because they started on a new power plant and they had to finance it!

We have a seperate meter on our geo unit...I should check it and see how many kw we've used in a little under a year...

[427king]

I was given 2 prices ,one was 45K the other 82K for 6000 sq feet and alot of 12 ft ceilings.[diging 3 300 ft wells] Seems like today i got a quote of 30s due to everyone being out of work i presume?? It sure beats paying 600 a monthy for oil and rising, and i know everything regarding labor is 40% higher in CT than everywhere else in the US. they say in the northeast you need a backup[electric or oil] for those subzero days which come 7/8 days a winter ,which is a turnoff especially for that price tag they cost.. Geothermal seems a great way to go green and "stick it to the man" though.

[Chevy454]

While we don't get *quite* the cold temps as you, we do see zero and below every winter, and last I knew, in the 10+ years Mo said he'd owned his, his auxillary heat had *yet* to kick on...I know when we had our stretches of zeros and low-singles this past winter, our backup (heat strips) never kicked on, and my wife kept it cranked up to *at least* 72, and some days better...the strips on the heat pump @ shop, on the other hand, *did* eat some juice, though...btw, our lines are layed out laterally, versus in wells.

For 45k or 80k, I'd dig mine up with a shovel, and haul it to you and install it! LOL!!

[427king]

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For 45k or 80k, I'd dig mine up with a shovel, and haul it to you and install it! LOL!!


[/ QUOTE ] You may laugh, but it may make sense to hire someone in Missouri or somewhere else to install it . These people is CT dont like to get out of bed unless they can make 500.00 an hour

[moparts]

Yep Geo is the way to go. I have 2-6 ton units in the bowling center. Units and ducting cost 20k 4 years ago. We have our own backhoe and done all our own digging. The trick on Geo is dig it deep. Most installers want to put them in at 5 or 6 foot. My house and bowling center are both in at over 9 ft. My house heats or cools for a dollar a day.
We run 32 elect. motors 1/2 hp or bigger, 1 35 hp 3 phase inverter,17 tv screens, 8 video games and 25 8 ft flor. lights along with the 2 6 ton units. Highest bill ever 298 dollars.

[joey]

Lateral lines are the best way to go unless you are limited on space or in a severe climate condition , it uses more electricity to pump 300 ft vertical than 1000 ft horizontal , Here in Ga and at my home we had a large lake , pond or what ever you want to call it dug for our hvac system ,so we get excellent cooling plus fishing, and it looks great too, Id say in the 30s is just about right king for a good system, don't forget if your just building to get lines laid under your garage floor for free heat and cooling there too.

[@wot]

yeah, the quote I got was to drill 5 300' wells in addition the one we use for water. The horiz. loop is ok in new construction, but I don't know if I want dig the entire yard. Either way, its a cool way to heat & cool.

[Chevy454]

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yeah, the quote I got was to drill 5 300' wells in addition the one we use for water. The horiz. loop is ok in new construction, but I don't know if I want dig the entire yard.

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Diggin' those wells is gonna be a mess also...

[JK98SS]

My neighbor had it installed in his house when it was built. We were offered the option by our builder but we declined. It was an $8,000 upgrade. Well our house was being built and is all electric just before the massive rate increase by Ameren in IL. Now we kind of wish we had done it.
On a side note, the neighbors had to have 300 amp service to run the unit as well. I think their house is just under 1,800 sq ft with a full unfinished basement. Ours is very similar but a finished basement.

[JK98SS]

Also, the constant ground temp is 60*