Comments by "Tony L" (@tlangdon12) on "Why I Went With Geothermal For My Net Zero Home" video.

  1. Many hybrid inverters can work as a UPS in the event of longer power outages. They won't allow you to run your heat pumps, unless you invest in at lot of batteries, but they will keep essentials such as lights and ventilation on. I watched a video on YouTube where someone had hooked up a second-hand 24kWh Nissan Leaf battery (which cost about 7000 USD here in the UK) to their inverter. With energy storage that cheap, even running your heat-pump through an outage becomes feasible.
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  2. I think your decision to go with two heat pumps, one for heating your home, and one for heating water, is a very sensible. Using one system for both functions involves quite a bit of compromise, which ends up costing a more in energy. With two system, each can be tuned very precisiely for efficiency. I hope you enjoy your home.
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