Michael Madigan <> wrote:
> I've been hearing about geothermal since I did a report on it in 4Th
> grade. It ain't ever going to happen here.
Nature really does a good job in the heating of water in some areas. Take
natural hot springs and get the water to pump from much lower.
> Solar and Wind work now and should be on everyone's homes shortly.
Your kidding right? Solar is over rated, having lived in a solar house in
North AZ. Your either in collecting mode in the winter, but then your
design is in collecting mode and summer is very hot.
> By the way, we've cut our house gas and electric bills by $600 this
> year. We did it by only cooling and heating the rooms we were in.
> We bought electric space heaters and window air conditioners all with
> digital thermostats. Our rooms were 74 degrees in the summer and 68
> in the winter.
>
> That represents an 18% drop in energy use.
>
> This year we're going to insulate our walls, which have no insulation
> in them due to the age of the house, and put a lot more insulation in
> our attic.
> that should cut another 20% off our bill.
That is great! How are your windows? You can loose a great deal of energy
through your glass. Maybe putting in new ones that are a thermal barrier
could help. We put some in and it's much warmer then the older ones. That
is using a thermometer in front of them as a gauge. It helps a lot in the
summer for us.
Stephen Russell
DBA / .Net Developer
Memphis TN 38115
901.246-0159
"A good way to judge people is by observing how they treat those who
can do them absolutely no good." ---Unknown
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