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Posted by dgeesaman@gmail.com on December 16, 2007, 6:31 pm
My wife and I are putting together an offer on a 2000 sq ft home on 17
acres.
It has an unused underground oil tank (probably required to be slurry
filled and abandoned), and a coal stove for heat. No A/C, although
it's on the north side of a small 'mountain' and very well shaded.
We're thinking of immediately ditching the coal and installing a GSHP
system for both heating and cooling. I'm just starting to learn about
GSHP's and I have a few immediate questions:
1) Since the septic tank is leaking, would there be potential cost
savings in doing one extended excavation and laying the new sand mound
alongside the horizontal closed-loop?
2) Any suggestions how to find a competent geothermal contractor in my
area who will give us good service?
3) How to estimate the difficulty of excavation? (We don't own the
property yet, so our access may be limited). There are very new
houses next door on the same soil type. Does it make sense to track
down the subs who did the excavation there to comment on how costly it
will be?
4) With deregulation looming in 2-3 years, it seems we could recoup
the costs in several years. Does anyone have real-world savings
they'd like to share? Is it realistic to expect to recoup the initial
costs?
Thanks,
Dave
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