HVAC

By adding Solar PV (10 KW) to our roof and replacing the natural gas furnace (4 Ton) with a ground source heat pump, we stopped burning ancient hydrocarbons (fossil fuels) for our home (2011). When we transitioned to a plug-in hybrid EV(Volt) in 2012, we stopped buying gasoline for most of our transportation (i.e. local trips under 40 miles). It is possible to live comfortably without fire. That's cool... The WEL is the fourth generation of the HVAC monitoring system that I originally designed for my Energy Efficient home in the mountains of western Maryland, and it's optimized for people who want to build their own monitoring system... Our 7.4kW PV system supplies all our electricity. We eliminated all natural gas use on our property (and had SDG&E close our gas account!), so the house is zero emission. Our hot water is supplied by a Rheem heat pump water heater (UEF

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