My Geospring

[velvetfoot]

I'm a little confused on this topic. The basement is cooled as well well as dehumidified by the hp water heater. If cooler, the relative humidity goes up. If you're running the dehumidifier that'll raise the temp, helping to reduce rel. humidity.

 

[woodgeek]

I'm a little confused on this topic. The basement is cooled as well well as dehumidified by the hp water heater. If cooler, the relative humidity goes up. If you're running the dehumidifier that'll raise the temp, helping to reduce rel. humidity.

If the condenser coil of the HPWH is below the dewpoint of the basement air, it will dehumidify some, and the basement temps will not be cooled very significantly (unless the space is quite small). In point of fact though the dehumidification effect varies, as more efficient units use a bigger fan, and a larger coil (per BTU cooling), so the air is cooled to a smaller degree, limiting dehumidification.

 

[Seasoned Oak]

Mine consistently take about a gallon a day out of the air ,that will greatly decrease during colder months as the RH goes down a s low as 25 in winter around here. But in winter lack of moisture is the problem ,not too much.

 

[Seasoned Oak]

Rebate center just called me to verify some info ,said my $400 rebate check would be in the mail shortly . Already put the old WH in a rental so ill be up to $800 as soon as the check gets here,and over the entire cost of the heater as soon as i do my 2016 taxes

 

[Seasoned Oak]

Looks like my light bill will be roughly the same as last month($150) before i got the Geospring but the big difference is this month im running 3 AC bedroom window units on most days. So the savings are going into cooling the space.

 

[cableman]

Nice, i put central ac on so i wont get a good month #. I shut it back off tues but looks like its getting hot again this weekend. I like windows open!

 

[STIHLY DAN]

If the condenser coil of the HPWH is below the dewpoint of the basement air, it will dehumidify some, and the basement temps will not be cooled very significantly (unless the space is quite small). In point of fact though the dehumidification effect varies, as more efficient units use a bigger fan, and a larger coil (per BTU cooling), so the air is cooled to a smaller degree, limiting dehumidification.

I have to disagree with this remark. The condenser is wrapped around the tank under insulation. The evaporator is exposed running at a temp below the dew point dehumidifying the air. Also a larger coil dehumidifies more due to more surface area, and cooling the air to a smaller degree absorbs more water. So it is aiding in dehumidification.

 

[Seasoned Oak]

Well just completed my first month with the geospring. Results are pretty good My electric bill went from $148.00 to $129.00 .But there are extenuating circumstances. One iv had the AC going constantly for at least 2 weeks now dealing with this heat wave. And iv had the Geo installed for about 20 days of this bill. So $20 savings for 20 days would be $30 for 30 days and add at least $10 to $15 for the air going all the time. So i think im in the $40 savings range this month. Just 2 months ago i was paying almost $200 a month .before i got the better generation rate.

 

[Ashful]

$148 for a whole month? Can we trade wives? Mine's petite and cooks like a pro, but her TV and lighting habits will cost you at least $100/week.


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[Seasoned Oak]

$148 for a whole month? Can we trade wives? Mine's petite and cooks like a pro, but her TV and lighting habits will cost you at least $100/week.

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$129,was $148 last month.
Thats with a 75" led tv, 2@ 55" LED tvs and a 32" Led tv going most of the time with 6 people in the place. Mostly LED lights too.

 

[cableman]

Ive been 85-100 bucks for electric since i moved in sep 2015! And electric is high here, i dont know what im doing right. Im sure next couple months will be high as i just installed the geo and broke dwn turning central a/c on. Its set at 78 right now lol

 

[Ashful]

$129,was $148 last month.
Thats with a 75" led tv, 2@ 55" LED tvs and a 32" Led tv going most of the time with 6 people in the place. Mostly LED lights too.

Last I counted, I think we had 7 HDTV's and 205 incandescent bulbs. If I'm out of the house more than three hours in the evening, I come in to find every darn one of them left on. Considered switching to LED's, but given the high count of low-wattage bulbs, the economics simply weren't favoring it.

But I'm half kidding about the wife's impact on the electric bill. The heavy hitters are our AC and dehumidifiers. Winter usage is under 1500 kWh/month, which we almost double in summer.

 

[maple1]

That's almost 3x our winter usage.

I think I would be making changes, that's some heavy consumption.

 

[Ashful]

Smaller house? ;-)


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[Seasoned Oak]

[QUOTE="Ashful, post: 2089584, member: 22094" The heavy hitters are our AC and dehumidifiers. r.[/QUOTE]
Iv had good luck running only the second floor AC this year,leave al the bedroom doors open. I know iv tried it before and had mixed results ,but this year we do all our cooking outdoors on the gas grill,seems to have made all the difference. Season is almost past its peak an still havnt had to turn on the downstairs AC. The geospring helps with the dehumidification.

 

[Ashful]

Our house has three separate summer AC systems for north wing, central, south wing. North wing has three floors all on same zone, which works fine when it's real hot and blower is cycling, less well when temps are more moderate and system goes longer between cycles.

My detached garage has a zone per floor, but with an open stairway, I just keep all zones set for same temperature.

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[STIHLY DAN]

Well I have my 1st issue with the Geospring. The drain is either clogged or the drain valve is faulty. They say to drain it once a year which I have, but this 4th year the drain is plugged up good. I have used 30lbs of water pressure in each direction and up to 100lbs of air pressure to the drain. Even tried a wire up the drain, At the moment I have the drain open and the water on to the tank, maybe after a few hours of a trickle the dam will burst.

This really isn't a big deal and is most likely a result of the aggressive Anode rods they use.

 

[Seasoned Oak]

I didnt know about the draining,ill have to remember that. I guess a lot depends on your water if you have mineral laden water ,iron and such.
I remember reading something about replacing the anode rod as well. All in all 4 years with no issues is not bad.

 

[STIHLY DAN]

No, not bad at all. Besides, Really won't need to worry about draining it till I have to remove it. Good luck getting an Anode rod, I have been waiting 2 years for F.W. webb to get one in.

 

[cableman]

You drain the whole tank or just enough to get the crap off the bottom? Does the manual say draining recommended?
Im just wondering how and where i would drain it to as i dont have a drain in the floor.

 

[semipro]

I'm not sure if it would work with your Geospring but I typically replace the factory "boiler" drain valve with a quarter turn, full flow "ball valve". This allows larger chunks of minerals to exit the tank and also allows me to insert an auger bit on a drill when the valve gets totally clogged.

 

[Seasoned Oak]

You drain the whole tank or just enough to get the crap off the bottom? Does the manual say draining recommended?
Im just wondering how and where i would drain it to as i dont have a drain in the floor.

I would think until the water runs clear. Just hook up a garden hose and find the nearest drain.

 

[cableman]

I would think until the water runs clear. Just hook up a garden hose and find the nearest drain.

I have an old washer drain prolly 3/4 the hight of the geo, i guess it should be enough to run it clear when i need to do that. Or are we suppose to shut unit off but leave water pressure on?

 

[STIHLY DAN]

Always shut unit off when draining. You could leave water on to flush the whole thing. Also when draining open a faucet on hot so you dont collapse the tank. Unless you have a vacuum breaker installed.

 

[Ashful]

How thin is that tank if you can collapse by simple gravity drain? Agreed, opening an inlet will drain faster, but tank collapse?


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