Comments on: What I did with my long weekend http://www.patrickjohanneson.com/deardiary/2008/08/05/what-i-did-with-my-long-weekend/ a year blanketed in snow, untrod Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:41:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Patrick http://www.patrickjohanneson.com/deardiary/2008/08/05/what-i-did-with-my-long-weekend/comment-page-1/#comment-6654 Patrick Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:40:27 +0000 http://www.patrickjohanneson.com/deardiary/?p=438#comment-6654 They can, in fact. There are government incentives in place right now that will knock over $5000 off the cost of the installation, too. They drilled 8 holes, each 110 feet deep. That's for a 4-ton unit, which is what we're getting. A 3-ton unit, which would work if our house wasn't quite so drafty, would require about 6 holes. It's going well. The electrician is supposed to come tomorrow to upgrade our service to 200 amps, and then all that's left is to get the furnace and the hot-water tank(s) installed. PS: I guess it depends how you define "economical". This project is costing us about $20,000 before the rebates. Granted, those are Canadian dollars, but these days we're still sitting pretty near to par with your currency... They can, in fact. There are government incentives in place right now that will knock over $5000 off the cost of the installation, too.

They drilled 8 holes, each 110 feet deep. That's for a 4-ton unit, which is what we're getting. A 3-ton unit, which would work if our house wasn't quite so drafty, would require about 6 holes.

It's going well. The electrician is supposed to come tomorrow to upgrade our service to 200 amps, and then all that's left is to get the furnace and the hot-water tank(s) installed.

PS: I guess it depends how you define "economical". This project is costing us about $20,000 before the rebates. Granted, those are Canadian dollars, but these days we're still sitting pretty near to par with your currency…

]]> By: Doug http://www.patrickjohanneson.com/deardiary/2008/08/05/what-i-did-with-my-long-weekend/comment-page-1/#comment-6653 Doug Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:05:22 +0000 http://www.patrickjohanneson.com/deardiary/?p=438#comment-6653 Really -- geothermal? I wonder how deep they need to drill to get any heat. I didn't know this could be done economically for a single home. How's it going? Really — geothermal? I wonder how deep they need to drill to get any heat. I didn't know this could be done economically for a single home.

How's it going?

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