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Heat pump in basement? rgoldste@gmail.com 07-02-2008
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Posted by on July 3, 2008, 5:14 am
On Wed, 2 Jul 2008 18:32:44 -0700 (PDT), "rgoldste@gmail.com"

>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.
>Richard

It would never work, Think about it, what does a heat pump do? your
basement would end up as cold as outside.

Posted by Claude Hopper on July 3, 2008, 7:39 am
rgoldste@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.
> Richard

You would turn your basement into a walk in freezer.

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Claude Hopper ? 3 :) 7/8

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