TopicConstruction / Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning
Publication Year2014
FeaturesLarge Type
GenreTechnology & Engineering
AuthorJerry Scherer
Book SeriesHorizontal Earth Loop Installation Instructions Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.2 in
Item Weight9 Oz
Item Length10 in
Item Width8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Edition DescriptionLarge Type / large print edition
SynopsisDo It Yourself installation instructions for installing a geothermal heat pump's horizontal earth loop.Ten years ago geojerry learned about the problems that contractors have with installing geothermal heat pumps and is trying to educate the potential geothermal customer so they can get a correctly sized, designed, and installed geothermal heat pump system.Here are the chapters in the book;Page 9 Chapter One Be Smart And Do Not Guess What Size Earth Loop You NeedPage 12 Chapter Two Horizontal Loop Location And LayoutPage 17 Chapter Three Horizontal Loop Trench ExcavationPage 23 Chapter Four Installing A Slinky Earth LoopPage 29 Chapter Five Installing The Earth Loop Soaker Line Page 31 Chapter Six Basement Wall PenetrationPage 34 Chapter Seven Earth Loop Floor Or Slab PenetrationPage 40 Chapter EightInstalling Earth Loop Manifolds Inside The BasementPage 45 Chapter Nine Pressure Testing For LeaksPage 49 Chapter Ten Backfilling The TrenchesPage 52 Chapter Eleven Connecting Your Earth Loop Manifolds To Your Circulating Pump/s Or Flow Center AND To Your Geothermal Heat PumpPage 56 Chapter Twelve How To Flush And Fill Your Earth Loop And Add Propylene Glycol Antifreeze To ItPage 63 Chapter Thirteen How To Pressurize Your Earth Loop Page 70 Chapter FourteenHow To Calculate The Energy Efficiency Of Your Geothermal Heat Pump... Calculating The COP And The EER Of Your Geothermal Heat PumpThis book does not tell the DIY customer how to size and/or design the horizontal earth loop, but it has the information needed to get their horizontal earth loop correctly installed.It has instructions for the installation of one pipe per trench earth loop or a slinky earth loop.Geojerry has sized and designed thousands of earth loops for geothermal heat pump systems and you can get your complete system sized and designed at geojerry.com, Do It Yourself installation instructions for installing a geothermal heat pump's horizontal earth loop. Ten years ago geojerry learned about the problems that contractors have with installing geothermal heat pumps and is trying to educate the potential geothermal customer so they can get a correctly sized, designed, and installed geothermal heat pump system. Here are the chapters in the book; Page 9 Chapter One Be Smart And Do Not Guess What Size Earth Loop You Need Page 12 Chapter Two Horizontal Loop Location And Layout Page 17 Chapter Three Horizontal Loop Trench Excavation Page 23 Chapter Four Installing A Slinky Earth Loop Page 29 Chapter Five Installing The Earth Loop Soaker Line Page 31 Chapter Six Basement Wall Penetration Page 34 Chapter Seven Earth Loop Floor Or Slab Penetration Page 40 Chapter Eight Installing Earth Loop Manifolds Inside The Basement Page 45 Chapter Nine Pressure Testing For Leaks Page 49 Chapter Ten Backfilling The Trenches Page 52 Chapter Eleven Connecting Your Earth Loop Manifolds To Your Circulating Pump/s Or Flow Center AND To Your Geothermal Heat Pump Page 56 Chapter Twelve How To Flush And Fill Your Earth Loop And Add Propylene Glycol Antifreeze To It Page 63 Chapter Thirteen How To Pressurize Your Earth Loop Page 70 Chapter Fourteen How To Calculate The Energy Efficiency Of Your Geothermal Heat Pump... Calculating The COP And The EER Of Your Geothermal Heat Pump This book does not tell the DIY customer how to size and/or design the horizontal earth loop, but it has the information needed to get their horizontal earth loop correctly installed. It has instructions for the installation of one pipe per trench earth loop or a slinky earth loop. Geojerry has sized and designed thousands of earth loops for geothermal heat pump systems and you can get your complete system sized and designed at geojerry.com