Shluffer
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I have an old house with poor insulation in CT. I am trying to figure out if it is worth installing, and if it will work. My understanding is that I will have to run ducts. I have a couple of other things I am trying to figure out:
1) What is maintenance on this thing like? How much does it cost?
2) How long are these things supposed to last?
3) Where is the heat exchanger? Is it buried at the bottom of the well?
4) Is there anything else at the bottom of these wells to break? Drilling is expensive and I only want to do it once.
5) Will it produce enough heat to warm a poorly insulated house? I should be able to run extra ducts to provide more hat (and a larger system in general to produce the heat) but at some point it is no longer cost effective.
Lastly, can anyone tell me what the temperture difference is between the air produced by a oil system and a geothermal? I have heard it is around 120 on the geo, but that may be specific to the system I was asking about.
Thanks for the help!
1) What is maintenance on this thing like? How much does it cost?
2) How long are these things supposed to last?
3) Where is the heat exchanger? Is it buried at the bottom of the well?
4) Is there anything else at the bottom of these wells to break? Drilling is expensive and I only want to do it once.
5) Will it produce enough heat to warm a poorly insulated house? I should be able to run extra ducts to provide more hat (and a larger system in general to produce the heat) but at some point it is no longer cost effective.
Lastly, can anyone tell me what the temperture difference is between the air produced by a oil system and a geothermal? I have heard it is around 120 on the geo, but that may be specific to the system I was asking about.
Thanks for the help!