Posted by Andy Martin on July 13, 2016 at 18:07:42 from (209.213.149.120):
In Reply to: OT Heat pump posted by Fred Werring on July 13, 2016 at 11:21:23:
My dad was in the business, but when I bought the farm in 1985 we installed a condensing propane furnace with high efficiency A/C. We put ductwork and all in at the same time as the house had window units and wall heaters. My dad kept trying to talk me into a geo thermal heat pump, he was really sold on them. In 2005 I finally took him up on it. My unit was still operating fine, with occasional maintenance, but with my dad getting older I figured 20 years was good and I should buy a geo thermal while he was still in business (he was 82 that year). He sold me one wholesale and had it dropped shipped to Oklahoma (he lived in MO). When he told the distributor it was for his son they cut the price below his normal wholesale. He was pleased and I was tickled, geo thermal system for $5,000. I dug trenches in the pasture next to the house, hit rock and some of it is only 6-1/2 ft deep. We never got around to putting any backup heat in the system.
Dad died in '04 and the only issues I've had with the geo thermal system is when my condensate drain plugs up and the high level sensor kicks the system off. The coldest night we've had since we got this system was -25F, two or three years ago. The system has always kept up and we've never been too hot or too cold. My electric bill has averages $142/month, which I'm happy with. Thanks, Dad!
If this unit fails, all I need is a new unit, I can reconnect the ground loops. The interesting thing about a ground source heat pump is that the unit is like a window unit: all the Freon is contained within the box, no long lines to leak. I can swap out the unit with no special tools. If I'm careful, don't even need a flush cart.
It boils down to cost, but it's been a real deal for me.
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