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Posted by on July 3, 2008, 7:18 am
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> > rgold...@gmail.com wrote:
> > > I live in the upper Hudson River Valley(Albany, NY). The temperature
> > > in the winter hovers around 25 degrees for about 2 months. My full
> > > basement stays around 55 degrees. I know that it is considered very
> > > impractical to install it outside. What are the pros and cons of
> > > installing an air source heat pump in the basement? The relative mild
> > > temperature there should allow for very efficient heating.
>
> > Far too small a volume--you'd heat or cool the basement faster than the
> > rest of the house. =A0Not feasible at all.
>
> > In that environment, your best bet is ground source of one kind or
> > another. =A0They're great--had one (Water Furnace brand, one of the best=
).
>
> > --
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> I am not sure what you mean by small volume. The basement is 1400
> square feet, 8 feet high and the floor is 6 feet below grade. Are you
> implying that the basement would cool so much that the heat pump would
> not work efficiently?
> Richard
That space will warm up as you cool the living area (cool down as
you heat the living area). That means it shortly will become very hot
or cold and will not allow the heat pump to function efficiently.
Your idea is a good one however. It is possible to put long pipes
into the ground and to move air through them to supply the heat pump.
Those pipes need to be about six foot below grade and you need a lot.
Local conditions will determine if the idea will work for you. I
have seen several people around me use that system.
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