Topic Founder & Author: Dennis C. McCreery. First of all, outer burial containers and burial vaults are not required by state or federal law. They are required by most cemetery rules and regulations. Cemeteries want a casket placed in an outer burial container or burial vault to prevent the ground from sinking in above the casket.
A heat pump will replace both the furnace and air conditioner/central air unit. It may be costly to install, with the national average falling between $3,956 and $6,702, but it will save you considerable money in energy costs.
An average home needs 3 tons of heating capacity, and the average cost of a geothermal system is at least $2,500 per ton of capacity. Generally, for each ton of capacity, air source heat pumps are about $3,000 less to install than geothermal heat pumps. Low operating cost â geothermal heat pump cost tends to be lower than conventional heating systems by anywhere from $400 to $1,400 per year. 2  Despite spending more initially, geothermal heating ends up paying back in around five years.