Yes I forgot Scott even in Maryland it got cold. my brother in law has a set up like yours and he lives over in Skysville. . is your unit like a big washing machine ?I mean for size. Lee
On Tue, Mar 03, 2009 at 09:18:45AM -0500, Scott Howell wrote: > Hey Lee I live in Maryland > On Mar 3, 2009, at 8:53 AM, Lee A. Stone wrote: > > > > > what state do you live in scott?Lee > > > > On Tue, Mar 03, 2009 at 05:18:32AM > > -0500, Scott Howell wrote: > > > Folks, as it is 14 degrees outside this morning, I have been > > wondering > > > about something. I am stuck with a heatpump at least for a while, so > > > getting rid of the unit of course would solve my problem but since > > > that is not an option, let me ask a question. > > > When it gets this cold outside, the compressor outside will still > > run > > > and one of the emergency or backup heat strips generally will come > > on > > > to supplement the heat that doesn't exist. These heater strips are > > > typically 5Kw and 10Kw. The system will use first the 5Kw and the > > 10Kw > > > as necessary, which means a total of 15Kw if you kick on the > > emergency > > > heat. THe only advantage of the emergency heat is the compressor is > > > not running and you get heat that is around 120 degrees or maybe a > > > little less. So, I am wondering on days when the temperature is so > > > cold that the heatpump can't really extract warmth from the outside > > > air, would it make sense to switch to the emergency heat? Would this > > > save me any money? I imagine it will come down to how much > > electricity > > > is being used and that may be the simple answer, but I am curious if > > > anyone has explored this question and has any thoughts? > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > -- > > "... there could be talking bunny rabbits, spiders who write English > > messages > > in their webs, and for that matter, melancholy choo-choo trains. > > There could > > be, I suppose, but there aren't--so my theory doesn't have to > > explain them." > > [Daniel Dennett] > > Are you curious? Visit my web site: http://www.sedac.mailsent.net > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > -- "... there could be talking bunny rabbits, spiders who write English messages in their webs, and for that matter, melancholy choo-choo trains. There could be, I suppose, but there aren't--so my theory doesn't have to explain them." [Daniel Dennett] Are you curious? Visit my web site: http://www.sedac.mailsent.net
