[Greenbuilding] multi-splits

[Richard Garbary]

Paul:

What you have done is very subversive. I would keep everything hush-hush.
You may have already said and done too much. Be prepared for a knock on
your door from undercover ReddyKilowatt agents. They are ruthless. At least
camouflage those heat pumps  You have been branded a Negawatter! To think
that any homeowner can readily buy these components off the shelf or online
without special government permits is a blow to our national energy
security and status quo! I worry for your safety. You have sunk to new lows
(watts-wise that is).

Take Care,

Richard




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On Fri, Nov 9, 2012 at 8:38 AM, Paul Eldridge <paul.eldridge at ns.sympatico.ca
> wrote:

> Hi Sacie,
>
> We have a forty-four year old, 2,500 sq. ft. Cape Cod that we've upgraded
> over the years, and virtually all of our space heating requirements are met
> by two high efficiency, inverter-drive ductless heat pumps [in the event of
> an extended power cut, we operate our oil-fired boiler on generator power].
>  Both heat pumps are monitored and so far this heating season they've
> consumed a combined total of 120.5 kWh, or $16.63 at 13.8-cents per kWh.
>
> October's mean temperature was 10.5C, and nine days into November, the
> current month stands at 6.3C.  We have little passive solar gain to speak
> of, so we're pretty much dependent upon this one heat source to carry the
> full load.
>
> BTW, in another thread there had been suggestion that our new heat pump
> water heater would consume **TWICE** as much electricity as the
> conventional electric tank it replaced.  Well, our HPWH has been
> operational for twenty-five days now, and during this time has consumed
> 42.23 kWh, or an average of 1.69 kWh a day.  However, it has offset
> approximately 80 hours of our dehumidifier's runtime, which has in turn
> eliminated about 40 kWh of electrical demand (the outdoor relative humidity
> as I type this is 100 per cent).  In effect, our Nyle is supplying us with
> "free" hot water.  It does steal heat from a conditioned space, but the
> heat that is sacrificed for DHW purposes is supplied by our ductless heat
> pumps at roughly one-third the cost of electric resistance or oil.
>
> Cheers,
> Paul
>
>
>  Message: 1
>> Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2012 21:39:55 -0600
>> From: Sacie Lambertson <sacie.lambertson at gmail.com>
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>> Subject: [Greenbuilding] multi-splits
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>> Interesting series about changing out oil broiler for a minisplit here:
>>
>> http://www.**greenbuildingadvisor.com/**blogs/dept/guest-blogs/**
>> installing-ductless-minisplit-**system<http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/blogs/dept/guest-blogs/installing-ductless-minisplit-system>
>>
>> http://www.**greenbuildingadvisor.com/**blogs/dept/guest-blogs/living-**
>> point-source-heat?utm_source=**email&utm_medium=eletter&utm_**
>> content=20121107-home-energy&**utm_campaign=green-building-**
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>> The cost of electricity on Martha's Vineyard where Marc is located is 6.8
>> cents/kWh.  Would be nice; here in NE Kansas, our base cost is 13
>> cents/kWh.
>> Makes a big difference were one to consider installing a minisplit.
>>
>> Sacie
>>
>
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