For a customer I installed a PB105 in 2011, to date he has consumed 18 tons... For those of you who may be interested.
9 ton's ? @ $300 per ton = $2700, plus all the work involved loading it/cleaning etc
If you can afford a 3000sqft house you can afford to heat it!
Should of went GeoThermal
And who would buy this house if he decides to sell?
You act like your bragging it such a great deal, didnt factor in the cost of the stove/installation either.
I didnt realize you pellet burners went through so many tons. I burn 3-5 tons per season heating 3000 Sq ft but im burning anthracite, which has more BTUS per pound and is cheaper to buy. Winter of 11-12 cost me $550.9 tons for 3k SQ FT doesn't sound too bad if you got room for the pellets. I got through 6 tons for 1.6k, but alas I'm in the artic.
Geo like Solar have come down, i'm sure in the next few years be even lower as it becomes more main stream, how would Geo work for a forced air heating system?lot of money to heat for a year, we just had a geo system put in for ~2500 sq ft cost about 22k after tax incentives. I sure hope people looking at pellet boilers who are spending ~10k+ to have them installed think long and hard if its the right solution. Im all about pellets but at some point you really have to look at every solution out there.
Geothermal still has the below 0 issues AFAIK. Still would need an assist in the cold?
Pellet stove may make a nice backup for very cold weather and when a heat pump become less efficient or to help a Geo system.
9 ton's ? @ $300 per ton = $2700, plus all the work involved loading it/cleaning etc
If you can afford a 3000sqft house you can afford to heat it!
Should of went GeoThermal
And who would buy this house if he decides to sell?
You act like your bragging it such a great deal, didnt factor in the cost of the stove/installation either.
9 ton's ? @ $300 per ton = $2700, plus all the work involved loading it/cleaning etc
If you can afford a 3000sqft house you can afford to heat it!
Should of went GeoThermal
And who would buy this house if he decides to sell?
You act like your bragging it such a great deal, didnt factor in the cost of the stove/installation either.
Besides who pays $300/ton for pellets?
A ground source geothermal system has no troubles below 0. In the winter they will pull 35-40 degree water all winter long regardless of outdoor air temp. What they do need assist with is they are not sized to heat your house at -10 they may only generate 40k btu your house may require 60k btu to be 68 inside when its -10 outside. They usually put a electric coil in the system to help out on extreme days. This is much cheaper then installing a larger system to accommodate extremes. Our heat pump max rating is 48k btu with an additional 34k btu of electric heat for extreme days.
Air source heat pumps do have problems in colder temperatures they typically are not installed as the only source of heat though in cold climates.
My total average from 7/21/2011 until 7/21/2013 for electrical use is $192/mo. That is all year with geothermal for heating and cooling. Also 80gal electric hot water heater, electric range, microwave, etc. No gas bill, no oil bill, no coal bill, only a small pellet bill for my attached garageFor the Geo guys - what do your power bills run for the winter?
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