Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: geothermal heat pumps

[cynthia . e . carpenter (cynthia.e.carpenter]

We have two geothermal heat pumps at Cambridge Cohousing.  We have very mixed
feelings about them!  Our entire HVAC system had significant problems which are
still being resolved (some two years later) and it's difficult, if not
impossible, to sort out the design issues from the installation issues.  I think
the clearest message from our experience is that it is still a fairly new
technology and that if you use them, particularly for a multi-unit building, you
will have to live through the learning curve of your designers, builders, and
maintenance people (and learning curves are expensive).

- Cindy

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