I'm not exactly in the swamps down here in Alachua county so I guess that's why I will need about 1200-1400' of coil 6' in the ground to do the heat exchange. It will cost more to begin with but the projected cost for heating cooling and hot water is about $700 a year. Course that will be going up a bit now so time to consider buying into that nice solar electric panel setup. My water level is at about 22' so I could have a basement also. I was thinking of that but the taxes would have been way too much. They charge the same for living space as for the basement. I would also love to put in a big porch all enclosed with screen but same thing just too much money for the taxes. As it is I had to pay almost $4500 in 'impact fees' for the building permit. That's for roads, park and recreation support and so on, and this out in the woods 20 miles from town and the nearest park, which I have never visited in 30 years. I do agree with you that buildings down here should be built a lot stronger and I am just barely smart enough to be building a concrete and foam dome so after I finish it no more hurricane worries.
Manfred Date: Fri, 23 May 2008 14:56:13 -0500 From: Loren Faeth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I wasn't talking about FL. In the swamps there, you could still do an earth berm w/o basement, but the geothermal a/c would probably be a cheaper way to air condition and just a straight air/air system. The tubes don't care if they are in swamp water. In fact, you'd need less length of tubing because water conducts heat better than soil. What Floridians need is Guam houses. They shrug off hurricanes. Reinforced concrete houses with embedded bars to hold boards over the windows and doors during hurricanes. Then Y'all wouldn't need to want to send the rest of the country the bill when your houses blow/wash away. BTW, my opinion of people who build or buy houses around the rest of the country on flood plains, and then cry when it floods is the same. _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
