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Radiators gone! Heat pump in!

Kevin O. Pulver
Kevin O. Pulver Member Posts: 380
in THE MAIN WALL
A local guy just threw out his 3 year old gas boiler and all the radiators to make room for an air source heat pump.
He has lived happily with hydronics through several winters until he got some flood damage in the basement this summer. Without looking, I told him a new gas valve and cleaning would probably get him in good shape again. But his insurance company wanted the boiler gone, and the electric company offered a FREE hot water heater! All it took to clinch it was an HVAC guy who understands "quick and cheap" to clinch the deal. But in this case, I think even replacing the existing boiler would have been cheaper than adding ductwork. (he didn't ask me and I didn't bid)
How do you think he'll like his new system? Kevin

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  • Steamhead (in transit)
    Steamhead (in transit) Member Posts: 6,688
    He'll hate it

    and he's the kind of customer you don't need.

    "Steamhead"

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  • John S.
    John S. Member Posts: 260
    Ouch...

    Who the heck said "Ignorance is bliss"?

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  • Dean_7
    Dean_7 Member Posts: 192
    radiators

    Some people can't be educated.
  • jim lockard
    jim lockard Member Posts: 1,059
    you can

    not fix Stupid. Just Smile wave and move on.
  • ttekushan
    ttekushan Member Posts: 22
    Not another one...

    What really frosts my shorts (and theirs will feel mighty frosty with the new "heat") is that the damage done by ill-conceived "updates" is usually prohibitively expensive to reverse. From now on, whoever lives there will live with the mistake.

    -Terry
  • Bill Nye_2
    Bill Nye_2 Member Posts: 538
    And they

    .... and they lived miserably ever after.........

    I had friends who lived in condos who had forced air heat pumps. We live in CT. and it can get down to 0 or below. Even at 70° inside they always felt cold, always cool air blowing. Reversing valves failing and units frosting up. Early in my career I had no experience with refigeration I went to look anyway for them when they had no heat. The condensor was a great big block of ice the frost was at least a foot thick. Now this friend lives in a radiantly heated home.

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  • John_102
    John_102 Member Posts: 119
    Bad choice

    Heat pumps just don't work below 40* or so - even here in the SC mountains (hills?) we hit 20's & below throughout the winter. Radiant can't be beat!
  • Constantin
    Constantin Member Posts: 3,796
    wise words...

    ... from the little that we have been told thus far, if a silly insurance request and utility incentive is all it takes to make a customer switch, he/she is either the village idiot or there have been more issues than he/she is letting on.

    Maybe they always wanted central AC...

  • Weezbo
    Weezbo Member Posts: 6,232
    Can anyone say Swiss Cheese?

    *~/:) quickly chop in 6,8 10 " rounds ovals and flats and the place will have no need for outside air sensors :)especially should they happen to have all this being roughed in by the guy whos ceiling was Raining condensation ..He REFUSED to hear one word...three months later.... Man i wish my computer hadent dumped id pump his post right back on this tag just for the elucidation of the unwary.....
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