Torch Lake Topics: Natural Gas Heating rather than Heat Pump
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Natural Gas Heating rather than Heat Pump
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7/13/2010 10:20:33 AM
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If you are planning on retireing to the lake, and want the most cost efficient system that address all of your concerns, then hands down it would be a Geothermal system. I had a WaterFurnance system installed about four years ago, and it is the best choice I have ever made. Your power bill for heating, and cooling will just about be cut in half. During the summer I turn off my hot water tank and the geothermal system supplies all our hot water needs. The systems control of the humity is the best part. The only draw back is the up front cost. It will cost about double a standard heat pump, but with all the government credits, and the savings in power bills it is more than worth it (at least to me).
In the winter when the temp is about 30 outside the water temp is about 55, all your system has to produce is 17 degrees vs 42 degrees for a standard heat pump. The same is true for the summer but reversed. My neighbor uses propane, and his gas bill was over $400 a month in the winter vs my $96. He pulled out his system and put in a geothermal.
Do not take my evaluation, do your own as I did. I spent months researching geothermal systems before pulling the trigger. Oh, one more big plus.. When you sit outside on your porch or deck you do not hear the AC unit running making all that noise, and now that my neighbor has his new unit installed I can even hear the fish jump and hit the water, after all is that not what it is all about.
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