Monday, July 2, 2012

USA:

Waterfurnace 7 Series vs. Climatemaster Trilogy Geothermal Heat Pumps: The Best of the Best (Forbes)

Waterfurnace Renewable Energy (TSX:WFI, OTC:WFIFF) launched its new highly efficient 7 Series geothermal heat pumps (GHP) today. The 7 Series follows Climatemaster’s (a division of LSB Industries (NYSE:LXU)) Trilogy series in replacing two-stage compressors with a variable speed compressor, boosting efficiency by about a third.

I looked at the technology behind these new heat pumps in the article Geothermal Heat Pumps: The Next Generation in May, soon after Climatemaster introduced the Trilogy. At the time, we only knew that Waterfurnace expected the 7 Series to be “more efficient” than the Trilogy. Now we have detailed specs, I thought I’d compare them head-to-head:

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