$1,900
75% to 99%
of space heating
100%
or more of air conditioning
$21,889
8.7%
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Closed Loop GeoThermal - Cooling & clean Heating from the earth.
$1,900
75% to 99%
of space heating
100%
or more of air conditioning
$21,889
8.7%
Property
- Owner:
- Secules/CoreFocused, LLC
- Type:
- Residential
- Address:
- 136 Wheeler Road, Hollis, NH 03049
- Size:
- 2,650 sq ft
- Energy need met:
- 75% to 99% of space heating
- 100% or more of air conditioning
- Designations:
- Deep energy retrofit
- Passive house
- Event Participation:
- NESEA Green Buildings Open House 2012 Host
Technology
- Type:
- Geothermal
- Installed:
- January 2010
- Size of System:
- 4 tons
- Purposes:
- For space heating
- For air-conditioning
Financial Details
- Gross Cost of System:
- $29,770
- Value of Tax Credits:
- $8,931
- Net Cost of System:
- $21,889
- Annual Savings:
- $1,900
- Own or Lease:
- Cash Purchase
Professionals & Suppliers
- Products:
- ClimateMaster Tranquility 27
- Installers:
- Bill Wenzel Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc
What You Need to Know
Description:
Our closed loop geothermal heat pump system uses two 365' geothermal wells, ClimateMaster tranquility 27 heat pump, Flow Center Products BNRF136 Earth Loop Pump, and ClimateMaster ATP32U03 Thermostat
Other Benefits:
This system qualified for the PSNH HeatSmart electric rate, which is typically about a 25-33% discount versus the regular residential rate. Currently, the savings is 33%.
Maintenance Requirements:
January 2012 Bill Wenzel Heating & Air Conditioning expertly diagnosed & efficiently replaced a bad air coil(warranty item) & resultant low refrigerant as well as made some airflow improvements in the CoreFocused Pilates Studio.
Efficiency or Sustainability Improvements:
We had our house blower-door tested and it was found to be perfectly balanced at a 0.38 air changes per hour rate, so no further insulating or draft mitigation was necessary.
My Motivation:
We wanted to hedge the rising cost of fossil fuels (we previously heated with propane) and also wanted to update our central A/C system, which was a 1987 vintage 8 SEER system from Lennox, good for its day, but no comparison to the efficiencies of the ClimateMaster system we installed. Also, depending on the price of propane, I felt we could save between $1,800 and $2,300/year.
Advice:
If you are in a well insulated house with an aging heating and cooling system (preferably forced hot air), and may need to replace the system in the next few years, I would strongly urge you to look into geothermal systems like ours. My only regret is that I didn't install the de-super-heater to give us 'free' hot water from our 'Geo' system.
Experience with Installer:
The original installers were very good, however, a year after installing our system, they stopped doing business in the Geothermal arena. The folks at Bill Wenzel Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc., have been very helpful and expert in maintaining the system since they took over from the original installers.
Open House Info:
CoreFocused Pilates Studio in Hollis NH and Secules residence will participate in the NESEA 2012 Green House Tour on Saturday, October 13th. The business & home feature 2010 GeoThermal Heating & Cooling & 2009 Solar Hot water & 1987 Passive solar construction.
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