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.
1 A gas heater is usually a good choice for a spa as a heat pump takes to long to heat a spa, and if you want to get in the spa in lower outside temps. a heat pump is inefficient. 2  Heat pumps cost about $2,500 and gas heaters are in the $1,500 range.eat Pumps. You can figure about 5,000 watts or 5 kilowatts per hour per 100,000 BTUâs for a heat pump. For a typical 100,000 BTU heat pump, thatâs 5 kilowatts per hour. The national average for Electricity runs $.13 cents per kilowatt hour.