Re: off topic : alternative heating

Posted by T_Bone on August 24, 2002 at 20:34:26 from (64.158.132.82):

In Reply to: off topic : alternative heating posted by Slofr8 on August 24, 2002 at 09:22:23:

I would only consider a gylcol heat exchanger system for outside use. The boiler heats the anti-freeze and that heats the inside storage tank keeping the fresh water seperate from the anti-freeze. This elimates freeze ups when the unit is off and that will happen given time.

If you have a basement area then I would also consider a forced air system to distribute the heat. Forced air is a more confortable heat only exceeded by direct wood heat(woodstove). The furnace plenum would use a water heat coil for heat tranfer. A typical gas forced air system is about 135* at the register, HP & Electric about 115*. That why HP units don't feel as confortable. Baseboard heaters are ok once warmed but slow to reach desired room temp. Forced air HW systems compare to gas forced air.

In Arizona, HP (heat pumps) are very efficent. Just about the most effiecnt because of the short heating season where the abiment temps are 30* average at night, with 45* being the most efficent.

I did a energy cost study on a heating system in 1990:
1) natural gas $.34/hr
2) HP--No strip heaters $.44/hr
3) LP $.88/hr
4) Electric $2.34/hr
The above prices would vary depending on the heating units and the location and only shown for a SWAG.

A Ferro cement water storage tank is very cheap to construct and really efficent on thermo loss.

Don't matter where your at, dumping water into a well is a big no no. Why? If you dump contamiated water into the well it will contamiate the ground aquifer so it CAN ruin the entire water system for the next guy down stream for many miles.

T_Bone

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