I have a dream

[giantkiller]

I'm just learning about it from the web. They all call them geothermal heat pumps we aren't blessed with all the cracks in the earth like you guys. To get the real hot stuff. Thanks for the heads up on the sand. Looks like they just back fill with the dirt. But I'm sure some places they have to use some type of different fill. Like I said they are putting them between 6'-8' down around here. Just hope I can dig that deep on my lot. One of the guys at work went with the vertical loops. Because he didn't want to dig up his existing lawn. 4 wells cost him $7600. Way .more than renting a backhoe for a day.

[Pat Conlon]

Yea, if you have the land, trenching is the way to go... Watch out for clay, same principal as the silica in sand.

Are you going to need any supplemental heat?
How much per kWh are you paying for electricity?
Remember when that heat pump compressor is running, heating your floor, it's like running your a/c all the time, something we know well, here in the desert summers.

Those new high efficiency nat.gas or LP boilers are pretty damn efficient.

[giantkiller]

Yea, if you have the land, trenching is the way to go... Watch out for clay, same principal as the silica in sand.

Are you going to need any supplemental heat?

Don't know yet. Probably have some kind of backup just in case... It's supposed to get down to -12 Friday night.
I do have some solar panels 225 Watts worth plus have 6 batteries that they were going to use for backup for the computers at qaud but then decided not to. Brand new. They paid $280 apiece for them. And sold them for $40. Three pallets of them. They limited them to 2 per employee. I got a couple of guys to buy some for me so I got 6 of them
So I have a start of solar. Will be the last on the list. But will set up for future. In the build.

[Dan Filetti]

A buddy of mine did a geothermal well here in south-eastern PA.  They drilled two wells.  I think they went very deep, like 100 feet if I am remembering correctly?  Anyway I guess that would take a drilling rig as it did for my buddy. 

Just another thought.

Dan

[Pat Conlon]

Yea, when it's -12 outside, I wonder how far down you have to go to get some kind of warmth for the system to absorb. Will the system work with 50 degree soil? 40 degree?

I can not fathom living in that cold of a climate.......Burrrrrr

[rktmanfj]

Yea, when it's -12 outside, I wonder how far down you have to go to get some kind of warmth for the system to absorb. Will the system work with 50 degree soil? 40 degree?

I can not fathom living in that cold of a climate.......Burrrrrr

In Dan's area, about 6'.

[giantkiller]

Yah 50ish is what they shoot for. I can't get my head around how they can get 200 degrees from 50. But somehow it works... Guess I don't need to know. As long as the magic heat pump works.

[Pat Conlon]

Boyle's Law

[giantkiller]

Well just closed on the lot. Talked to the architect. And he is going to start on drawing it up. I couldn't get any of the local builders to even talk to me about it. Until I got the land. I guess because it's different than anything they usually get. 2816 sq ft. Shop and storage on the bottom. And 1152 sq ft living space above. Shop will be 18x64' in the center and the sides will be storage. One side bikes, snowmobile, ATVs (will keep it at 45deg ?) Other side parts and spares. May not even heat parts side. Small overhead doors on both storage sides inside to bring bikes or parts into the shop. (Will have complete insulated walls between the shop and 2 side storage areas) Just hope I can afford to build it this year. Have monetary incentives to do it this year. City water and sewer impact charges ($1895) waved if built this year. And 30% tax rebate on geothermal until 12-31-2016. Solar can be put off. 30% tax rebate until 2019. The next few weeks will be finding out if It's possible. Or if I just bought a nice vacant lot.

This is a picture of a house that is almost exactly what I want it. Only it will have a garage door on both of the side storage areas.

[aviationfred]

Well just closed on the lot.
This is a picture of a house that is almost exactly what I want it. Only it will have a garage door on both of the side storage areas.

Once it is all finished.....get a sign painter ......Dan's Cycle Werks and Bungalow over the center garage door.

Fred

[Pat Conlon]

Don't forget to set some space aside for your workout area. Judging by your physique, you can bench 300 easy, so it should prolly be on the ground floor.
A small steam/sauna room would be nice....

[theLeopard]

i've always wanted to be an architect.

I'll draft the piss out of that for a couple cases of beer and a pack of gold marlboros.

[giantkiller]

I already have cards made up that say McCoy's Custom Cycles. From when I was showing my chopper. Maybe I'll get that painted up.

Yah Pat. I don't have a physique any more. But I probably could still bench 300. I used to do 315 for an easy 8. But my chest was my weakest body part. I used to be strong. Now just a fat old man. But I'll never grow up.....
At least I hope I don't.

[theLeopard]

Don't worry buddy there are plenty of social networking sites to help you adjust to your mid-life crisis. 

[giantkiller]

Thanks leopard. I already have it pretty much figured out. Just have to see what I can afford. And what the codes will let me get away with.