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Krush liked Douglas Nathe's post in the thread Solar Thermal Hybrid GSHP.

I have thought of this too, but as some others mentioned there is too much loss to the ground that wont be recovered during a heating...

Krush liked docjenser's post in the thread Solar Thermal Hybrid GSHP.

Indeed. The "slightly undersizing" was a term for peak capacity to cover the coldest days of the year, a capacity you only need a...

Krush replied to the thread Closed Loop with Temperature Dump?.

I like this approach of mitigating water quality and quantity concerns of open loop systems by making it partially closed. Maybe keep...

fastline posted a new thread.

Small ductless geothermal units? Mini split

Have 2 small buildings I need to climate control at times. A mini split would serve the need but I am running an off grid solar system...

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SShaw replied to the thread Virginia Do Mfgrs normally recommend parallel or series water hookup for 2 water cooled?.

I'm not a well expert, but I've read that a well should produce what it can accept. So, if the discharge well is not rising in level,...

tommytx replied to the thread Virginia Do Mfgrs normally recommend parallel or series water hookup for 2 water cooled?.

Thank you for your response... but no loop one inlet well and one outlet... but that sounds even worse.. water comes in and grabs some...

SShaw replied to the thread Virginia Do Mfgrs normally recommend parallel or series water hookup for 2 water cooled?.

Parallel. 1) You don't want to run water through a non-operating heat pump. 2) You want the water coming from the loop, not from another...

tommytx posted a new thread.

Virginia Do Mfgrs normally recommend parallel or series water hookup for 2 water cooled?

My previous florida heatpumps were connected in series.... my understanding is the most mfgrs recommend serial hookup unless some...

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SShaw liked PatD's post in the thread Replacing hot water heater and storage; purging air.

Thanks. Job's all done, no issues. Did close the valve going directly to the tank and ran the hot faucet. No air coming out though....

PAhome liked Todd's post in the thread Indiana 2-year review of Climatemaster 4-ton unit.

I bought a new home that had an 18 year old Waterfurnace. Replaced it with a Climatemaster 4-ton TE-49 2 years ago. It has been 100%...

PAhome liked gsmith22's post in the thread Virginia full retro install cost seems high?.

don't know what happened but somehow my original reply disappeared. anyway, the condensed version: air sealing is key - possibly more...

PatD replied to the thread Replacing hot water heater and storage; purging air.

Thanks. Job's all done, no issues. Did close the valve going directly to the tank and ran the hot faucet. No air coming out though....

SShaw replied to the thread Replacing hot water heater and storage; purging air.

That's the idea. Some units also have a bleeder valve on the DSH pump inside the cabinet that can be burped to remove air. Waterfurnace...

PatD posted a new thread.

Replacing hot water heater and storage; purging air

Need to replace my gas hot water heater, and while I'm at it, replacing the storage tank as well. Have done some reading on here and...

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