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Climate Change 3: Whatever you do don't call it a twatwaffle

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ScoobyDoo said:
This is where plutocracy, stupidity, and Republicanism trump common sense, science, and engineering. It is why we have to keep them away from all decision-making and power and govern this world sensibly and with respect for human beings. We cannot let the bullies run the school.
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ScoobyDoo said:
The Bullies have been running the school since before Ape Turned To Man.
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cF[Authentic said:
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I'm in Zillertal in Austria this weekend and curious to see what the slopes further up the valley are going to look like. Bringing snowshoes to hike up to 7,000 feet but not sure how much I'll be able to use them.
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Deep envy. I love the Tyrol, but so far have only been there in summer. Are you at Arena?

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Deutsche Gopher Fan said:
Hear pumps taking off in Finland

https://twitter.com/janrosenow/statu...dFLL0rjtTOtagQ
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Would love a heat pump in the house. I'm immediately interested in hot water heaters w/ heat pumps, but a few people I talked to said they jumped in price pretty much in line with what the feds are providing in rebates. :-/


Edit: GDit... I have a gas water heater and the rebate through Xcel going to an electric heat pump doesn't qualify for their rebate. WHich would have been $400-$500 on top of the fed's $300. Grrrrr


Edit 2: holy shit. It's a rebate on top of the tax credit?! holy fuck. $300 federal rebate and then claim 30% on total project cost up to $2,000 total rebate? Like, that's a shit ton of cash back.

Edit 3: And that's all on top of the savings of a heat pump water heater.
 
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We had started some preliminary investigation into switching from our steam heat system to a heat pump (which would include cooling). And, naturally, before we had a chance to do that, in the late winter of 2021 our boiler blew. So it was "get the new boiler in a few days to replace the dead one" or "be without heat for a few weeks or longer and wait for a heat pump quote/installation".

So unfortunately, steam heat it is and hopefully will be as long as we own this house.
 
I have a heat pump in my house. My house is over 100 years old and could stand to have new windows and improve insulation and it is shaded almost 24/7 by large, mature trees. On the coldest of days, it does run a lot (with gas as an auxiliary to help get up to temp sometimes). Yes, my electric bill is a bit higher in the winter but overall still lower than others I know. And my gas bill ticks up a bit sometimes too. If I upgraded windows and insulation, I have no doubt it would improve even more. I do tend to keep the overall temp a bit lower and just wear a sweatshirt in the house. According to my power company (take the info for what its worth), in the winter for my area and homes my size, I tend to fall in to the "efficient" category overall (on rare occasion when we had average temps lower than normal I may slip into "less efficient").

When it comes to cooling however, the pump does wonders. Combined with the huge, mature trees that keep my house almost completely shaded, it is super efficient in the summer at cooling and I get a "very efficient" or "or most efficient" type rating from the power company. My electric bill in the summers is way lower than friends who have traditional air conditioners.

I also have an older heat pump from what I understand. Newer ones are even better at maintaining temp efficiently. I certainly plan on looking into improved insulation and upgrades to windows when I can. And if/when I sell and buy a new place, I would certainly place a heat pump as a high priority.
 
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