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Our geothermal hot well has lower well levels and lower well temperatures, why is that and how can we supplement it?

We have lived in Klamath Falls, Oregon for 50 years. We live in a home built in 1943 and it had a very shallow hot water well ( 165 feet deep) with a well temperature then of 200+ degrees. Former owner said: " You've got a shallow very hot well with lots of home heat." We also have a continuous coil in our driveway to ...

Posted by Glenn Gailis Aug. 26, 2025 Heat pumps, geothermal and AC

Are slab on grade foundations cheaper than a basement?

...Oregon - thanks!   If the history of our website is an indicator, this question will for sure invite a heated discussion, but we welcome that : )  We’d choose a slab on grade over a basement almost every time, and in most cases yes, a slab is cheaper in our experience. But that is partly due to the way we build, where ...

Posted by Jason Nov. 21, 2019 New foundations and slab-on-grade 1 response