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From The Sunday Times
February 1, 2009
Greenhouse effects: air-source heat pump - Tinesonline

What is it? A device, powered by electricity, that absorbs heat from the atmosphere to warm your home. It can also be used to provide hot water

How does it work? Like a fridge in reverse. It need not even be hot outside: it functions in temperatures as low as -15C

Is it easy to install? Yes. All you need is enough external wall space to fit an evaporator coil, which makes it ideal for an urban home. Unlike a ground-source heat pump, there is no expensive digging required

How much does it cost? A typical 6kW domestic system, suitable for a detached property, costs £7,000-£10,000, including installation

How much will it save you? An average of £870 a year on heating

Can I get a grant? Contact your local council or the Low Carbon Buildings Programme (www.lowcarbonbuildings. org.uk)

Is it suitable for my home? Yes, provided your property is well insulated. It is most effective if you’re using it instead of electricity, oil or coal

How green is it? By installing one, you can save, on average, almost six tons of carbon dioxide a year

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By Harvey Johnston (Contact)
Sunday, February 1, 2009

Most swimming pools have been drained, cleaned and covered by this time of the year.

Not the 86,000-gallon equestrian exercise pool at Lone Star Stables, which are located on Iberis Road owned by Angela Ganter.

“We’re swimming this afternoon,” Ganter said Wednesday morning. Meaning, of course, horses belonging to clients. Ganter said they lost time to inclement weather only Tuesday. They shut down when the temperature falls to 32 degrees or below.

The 40-foot wide, 11-foot deep pool is in a constant circulating mode and changes out about six times within a 24-hour period. Otherwise, it would take a heck of a tarp to cover the pool.

Ganter admits to a water bill of about $1,000 per month.

She and her late husband, Don, bought the 107-acre facility in April 2004. Lone Star Stables now has 60 stalls and 15 outdoor areas with a shed and pasture for each. An indoor arena is available for foul weather riding. In addition, there is an event circuit around the existing racetrack. The track’s infield has a cloverleaf barrel pattern plus facilities for English and Western riding.

There are days in the summer when about 30 horses have swam one or more laps in the pool.

“We’re down to about 10 horses a day now,” said Ganter, who hopes the low numbers are because of the weather and not the economy.

Report: Peppers Pride retired

A recent story out of Fort Worth by horse writer and historian Sally Harrison said the thoroughbred record-holder of 19 consecutive wins has been retired.

Harrison said Peppers Pride will be bred to Tiznow, the leading thoroughbred sire by earnings in 2008.

Peppers Pride is a 6-year-old mare that has amassed $1.066,085 after four seasons of racing. The horse has been ridden exclusively by jockey Carlos Madeira and trained by Joel Marr.

The horse is owned by Joe Allen of Abilene.

3-shows-in-one in San Angelo

The World’s Greatest Horseman competition was held a year ago in Stephenville.

That event plus the National Reining Cow Horse Association and the Circle Y Ranch Derby is being held through Feb. 8 at Spur Arena in San Angelo.

The show is there on a three-year contract. There is expected to be a $450,000 payout for approximately 400 contestants.

The Worlds Greatest Horseman Finals is scheduled for 10 a.m. next Sunday. It will include herd work, rein work, steer stopping and cow work finals in that order. The horses in this competition can be any age and any breed.

Expensive tandrum

Kasey Hayes, a 23-year-old Liberal, Kan., native, was fined $7,500 by the Professional Bull Riders Inc., Conduct Committee for throwing his facemask at 2,000-pound Blind Date at the PBR event in Sacramento, Calif., Jan. 17-18. He lasted only 2.5 seconds on a bull that he was expected to ride the full eight second time period.

Steve Katichm who owns the bull and has a ranch in Washington state, said he didn’t disrespect the bull rider, just the lack of judgment he showed.

heatingandventilating - Feb

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries is collaborating with Swedish heating manufacturer NIBE Industrier to develop heat pump technology to target the European air-to water heat pump market.

Harnessing knowledge from MHI’s inverter type heat pump technology with NIBE’s hot water storage technology, the firms will develop air-conditioning/hot water supply products which they will market under their own brand names.

MHI is targeting the residential heating and hot water supply market in western and northern Europe by developing a new product consisting of an outdoor unit plus a heat exchanger unit which incorporates a heat storage tank.

NIBE has three business areas: NIBE Element, NIBE Heating and NIBE Stoves. NIBE Heating manufactures heat pumps, water heaters, domestic boilers and district heating equipment. NIBE employs 5,500 people.

gardnerwilkinson: - Feb - homeheatingheaters

With the progress in technology, swimming pool heat pumps have become more efficient nowadays, than they were few years ago. If you have your own swimming pool, you must use pool heat pumps to heat it. Heating your swimming pool with pool heat pumps is an efficient technique of keeping your swimming pool comfortable in the entire swimming season.

Swimming pool heat pumps are usually the most effective method for heating swimming pools in warmer countries. They transfer heat from air to pool water quite successfully. When compared to gas, oil or electric heaters, pool heat pumps may cost much less, which can also save you a lot of money in energy costs. You may come across pool heat pumps that have dual temperature controls which will further enable you to heat your swimming pool at various temperatures.

What Swimming Pool Heat Pump Does

Swimming pool heat pumps usually heat your swimming pool to a desired temperature at a reasonable cost. You just have to set the device to a temperature you want; that is all you have to do. These heat pumps function great when the weather condition is not very cold. Pool heat pumps make use of the outside air as free energy source. Even if the outside weather condition is not great, swimming pool heat pumps will keep your pool in the desired temperature for a perfect swim.

Swimming pool heat pumps keep your pool heated at constant temperature; this type of pump heaters is an absolute requisite for someone who is a good swimmer. They are great for heating pools efficiently and quickly when time is a factor.

A pool heat pump functions in the similar principle as a refrigerator or an air conditioner, but in reverse. One of such units usually consists of heat exchanger, ventilator, condenser and compressor which also include a refrigerant.

How Swimming Pool Heat Pump Works

Pool heat pumps use electricity to operate their pumps; however, they may also use the sun-warmed air at times. A fan stirs the warm air through evaporator coil which collects heat from the atmosphere. The coil contains liquid refrigerant that absorbs the temperature from the air. After this process takes place, it changes into gas. The gas then is pushed into a compressor that further intensifies the heat.

After the gas becomes too hot, it shifts from compressor to heat exchanger condenser. It is here where water passes through, and cool swimming pool water is pushed through heat exchanger condenser. As it passes, cool water takes up the warmth from the gas. As a result, the water turns warm while the gas turns cool. If you have to maintain a daily, continual swimming routine, swimming pool heat pumps are just perfect for you.