Geothermal

[Don Lee]

Will Geothermal work in a house trailer: Double-wide, 28X76, double-paned windows. After much research I have been told that, it would not work. That, the duct work in a trailer is too small.
Thanks!

[Bill Fry]

Installing a ground thermal heat pump system would be costly but in the long run it could recoup its costs.Secondly if your homes ductwork is in the ceiling and uses this ductwork for air and heat it could be feasible.i would get a HVAC contractor to measure your ductwork and give you the answer though.You might want to consider a a regular heat pump compressor system to save costs if you don't live in a climate that has extended freezing winters.

[Don Lee]

Bill,
Thanks for your prompt response! I have been advised by the makers of Geothermal, that, it would not work on a house trailer because the duct work was too tight. The duct work is smaller on a house trailer than a home. The heat pump might be an alternative? ? ? Here in southern Illinois, the weather is really not that bad in the winter. I have additionally considered the solar panels.

[Bill Fry]

A standard heat pump with auxiliary heat strips for extra heat when needed would save you dollars in energy.Check with HVAC contracter to see if your ducts and climate would handle it.

[Don Lee]

Bill,
Thanks! You have been quite helpful! I will check on the auxilliary heat pump with the heat strips.

Bill Fry wrote:
>
> A standard heat pump with auxiliary heat strips for
> extra heat when needed would save you dollars in energy.Check
> with HVAC contracter to see if your ducts and climate would
> handle it.

[patty]

I have central air in my home. I have an elec. furnace which really isnt very warm. How hard would it be to put a heat pump in. My house is only 4 years old.
Also we have a fireplace. Instructions says it is for looks mostly not to heat a home. Gotta find some way to cut on elec. bills... patty

[Roy T. Bonney]

The heat pump would be installed in place of the central air, assuming you have a split system installed. Depending on where you live, this may have been a better choice in the first place, rather than central air. Central air is more efficient at air conditioning, than a heat pump is at air conditioning, so there is always a trade off.