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Old 02-11-2012, 12:28 PM
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I've done several homes in the country with open loop systems where we drew water from a slightly oversized water well and discharged the heat pump water into a stream.
Pump and dump, as it is otherwise known.


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We found it was a better payback in the country where natural gas was not available. Once the gas lines got out that way they generally ended up converting to that for heat at least.
I have no gas available. Even if I had this may have been the better option for me since I had no central air or ducting either. But you may be correct.
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