May 18, 2011: Well it's been a great spring so far for ducks and people with heat pumps. These last several weeks have cost heat pump owners very little to stay nice and comfortable. The great thing is, your ready for the hot / humid weather, when it comes, with a very effective and cost efficient AC system, but if it's rainy and cool, nothing beats the economy and comfort you get from a Mitsubishi heat pump. Last June, 6/10/10, was a great day for the Heat Pump , 57 Degrees, damp and cool. Instead of putting up with house temps in the low 60's I ran the heat pump and kept the house about 70 F for a few cents in electrical costs. When it's in the 40's the units run at well more than 400% efficiency. March 5 / 6, 2011 - Perfect weather to run your heat pump (40 / 50s) and save on oil / gas. The "Cost to Operate" in this temperature range is pennies. With day time high's in the 30's I will start running my 12000 Btu hyperheat unit everyday. My oil consumption for my 1500 Sq Ft ranch is going to be a little less than 1/2 tank of oil. In the summer I can top off when prices are down a little (we hope). I will be adding a 9000 Btu hyperheat and next year expect my heating costs to drop even more because I will have the Btu capacity to heat at lower average temps for way less cost than burning oil. In May 2010 we installed a pair of Mitsubishi Hyper Heats, MSZFE / MUZFE 9000 and 12000 Btu AC / Heat Pumps for the State of New Hampshire. These units were specifically required for their heating and cooling capabilities and low operational costs. The units are located at the Moose Hill Kindergarten School in Londonderry. If you pull into the parking lot you'll see the small red building housing Air Quality Monitoring equipment. The building has an interior dividing wall, with 1/2 for equipment and the other for viewing. We just stopped there on 12/30/10 and the 2 technicians on duty said they are working great. To date they have not had to use the auxiliary baseboard electric we installed to maintain 70 F . In 2011 we installed 2 MSZFE12NA (Indoor) / MUZFE12 (Outdoor) Hyperheat Units at the Air Quality Testing Station on top of Pack Monadnock Mt / Miller State Park, Perterborough NH. |
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| 4/1/2011 NO, THIS IS NOT AN APRIL FOOLS JOKE: (and neither is this snow storm) The Morins (Steve/CoWebmaster/ServiceMgr) had a successful installation of their 2nd Hyper Heat AC / Heat Pump this week, This is a 9000 Btu unit which went into the master bedroom which has a decent size master bath off it. Our 12000 Btu unit in the living room did not have enough capacity to heat our 1500 Sq Ft when outdoor temps got below freezing. I shut off my furnace and we've been using the hyper heats for heating all week. One morning we got down to 24 F and they weren't even working hard. I set them to hold at 68 F and thats exactly what they do. If you want a testimonial please call my wife. She is so happy to be able to take a bath in a warm bathroom, and not to have to wait for the furnace to hit it's high end of the heating cycle. (The pics below are from my place.) Also, on our Mitsubishi page I've attached an example of a chart you can use to determine where to set the temp on your remote. The indoor units sense the temp at the unit so I find about 4 deg offset at bare arm level. I use a digital thermometer and set it where we hang out, then track the temp to find the offset to get the room temp I want. Both of my units when set at 63/64 - give me 68/69. I have run the MB down to 62 and it gives me a nice sleeping temp of 66. By the way, we ended up using about 1/2 tank of oil this year by utilizing the 12 Hyper Heat (with no noticeable impact to my electric bill), and next year I fully expect to be down to 1/4 tank. Annnndddd,,, we will be a whole lot more comfortable. |
Here it is, June 24, 2011 and its 57 Deg again. It's been cool for a few days and
our house is starting to get cool. Time for the heat pump in late June.
our house is starting to get cool. Time for the heat pump in late June.
2/8/12: NEWS BULLETIN: For New Hampshire Electric Co Op Members. The Co-Op is continueing it's AC / Heat Pump rebate program for 2012 with basically the same incentive, 35% of total installation cost up to $2,000.00. This year they are requiring an energy audit be performed which we think is a good idea. Typically these proffesional audits cost in the range of $400 / $500. They are only charging $100 up front. The primary focus is on insulation and sealing and such. We believe they are rebating 50% of the cost on any work done. This is a great combination with your new AC / Heat Pump. However, you are not obligated to perform any of the recommendations to get the AC / Heat Pump rebate for they believe it is still a very cost effective investment. The energy audit must be done before you recieve your AC / Heat Pump rebate and there are limited funds for the program so the early bird gets the worm. NH Elec Co OP Heat Pump Rebate Info 1/3/12: The first half of winter had great temps for heat pump use. If your a first time user and have been using it steadily down below 40F you've probably noticed some pretty strange noises when it goes into defrost mode. Do not be alarmed, it is normal during this process and it only lasts for a few minutes. 12/27/11: Mitsubishi now has a wireless controller kit available for M-Series systems. The controller mounts on the wall and the reciever on the indoor unit. (MHK1) Some advantages are:
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| Note the thermal, vynle backed drapes (Sears). These are velcroed tight at night to slow cold penetration. The windows are double glazed argon but still at best have an R factor around 3 whereas the 6" walls are R13. Anytime the temps are low teens or below the drapes bag out like a baloon from the cold air penetration. We have them on all our windows. If heating costs are a prioity, they are a must. |
| < On Left: An example of a removable enclosure, sometimes required at resort associations. > On Right: An example of what we call a condenser cap. This heat pump unit needed to be in this location but a cover was required to prevent dripping water from freezing around and inside the unit. |