I recently posted about the impending Direct Energy Water Heater Rental Rate Increase that I was notified about in one of my bills late last year. As it turned out, the new advertised rate seems to only apply to new rentals. Our monthly rate increase was less than one dollar (which is still annoying but reasonable) [...]
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Hydronic Heating System Information
In my previous Hydronic Heating Coil Replacement post, Jim asked about more information on my heating system. I’ve finally had the opportunity to collect some of that information and try to crunch the numbers. I can’t guarantee that any of what follows is correct – even after almost 5 years, I’m still learning about my heating system [...]
Direct Energy Water Heater Rental Rate Increase
If you currently rent your water heater from Direct Energy, and you haven’t yet received your December 2009 bill, brace yourself. Direct Energy’s water heater rental rates are going up. In some cases (like mine) – way up. Currently I am renting a Polaris 34 U.S. Gallons natural gas hot water tank. According to the pamphlet I [...]
Solar Hot Water vs Natural Gas Hot Water
Today we will do a cost comparison of solar hot water and natural gas hot water. This is the third part of the Should I Install Solar Hot Water? series. Yesterday we looked at Solar Hot Water vs Electric Hot Water.
Background
Currently in eastern Ontario, you can have a solar hot water system installed for about $4000-$4500 [...]
Polaris High Efficiency Gas Hot Water Tank – Part 6
Our Polaris High Efficiency gas hot water tank is once again not working. It’s spewing out good old error code 1 – Pressure Switch Closed. Woo-hoo! I love when the pressure switch is closed because it means I get to call my buddies at Direct Energy and have them come out and order some [...]
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