<div>Paul:</div><div><br></div><div>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).</div>
<div><br></div><div>Take Care,</div><div><br></div><div>Richard</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><br>=============================================================================================<br><div class="gmail_quote">
On Fri, Nov 9, 2012 at 8:38 AM, Paul Eldridge <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:paul.eldridge@ns.sympatico.ca" target="_blank">paul.eldridge@ns.sympatico.ca</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
Hi Sacie,<br>
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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.<br>
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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.<br>
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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.<br>
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Cheers,<br>
Paul<br>
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Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2012 21:39:55 -0600<br>
From: Sacie Lambertson <<a href="mailto:sacie.lambertson@gmail.com" target="_blank">sacie.lambertson@gmail.com</a>><br>
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Subject: [Greenbuilding] multi-splits<br>
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Interesting series about changing out oil broiler for a minisplit here:<br>
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<a href="http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/blogs/dept/guest-blogs/installing-ductless-minisplit-system" target="_blank">http://www.<u></u>greenbuildingadvisor.com/<u></u>blogs/dept/guest-blogs/<u></u>installing-ductless-minisplit-<u></u>system</a><br>
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<a href="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-advisor-eletter" target="_blank">http://www.<u></u>greenbuildingadvisor.com/<u></u>blogs/dept/guest-blogs/living-<u></u>point-source-heat?utm_source=<u></u>email&utm_medium=eletter&utm_<u></u>content=20121107-home-energy&<u></u>utm_campaign=green-building-<u></u>advisor-eletter</a><br>
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The cost of electricity on Martha's Vineyard where Marc is located is 6.8<br>
cents/kWh. Would be nice; here in NE Kansas, our base cost is 13 cents/kWh.<br>
Makes a big difference were one to consider installing a minisplit.<br>
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Sacie<br>
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