Manual 2100-583G
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MIS-3165
BRASS ADAPTERS
PUMP MODULE
WATER IN
HOSE CLAMPS
STRAIGHT BARBED
WATER OUT
PIPE FROM
GOUND LOOP
GROUND LOOP
OPTIONAL VISUAL
PIPE TO
NOTE: IF USED SUPPORT
WITH A FIELD FABRICATED
WALL BRACKET
1" FLEXIBLE HOSE
FLOW METER
NOTE: APPLY PETROLEUM
JELLY TO O-RINGS TO PREVENT
DAMAGE AND AID IN INSERTION
FIGURE 6
CIRCULATOR SYSTEM DESIGN
GROUND LOOP (EARTH COUPLED WATER LOOP APPLICATIONS)
NOTE:
Unit shipped from factory with 75 PSIG low
pressure switch wired into control circuit and must be
rewired to 55 PSIG low pressure switch for ground
loop applications.
This unit is designed to work on earth
coupled water loop systems, however, these systems operate
at entering water (without antifreeze) temperature with
pressures well below the pressures normally experienced in
water well systems.
THE CIRCULATION SYSTEM DESIGN
Equipment room piping design is based on years of
experience with earth coupled heat pump systems. The
design eliminates most causes of system failure.
The heat pump itself is rarely the cause. Most problems
occur because designers and installers forget that a ground
loop “earth coupled” heat pump system is NOT like a
household plumbing system.
Most household water systems have more than enough
water pressure either from the well pump or the municipal
water system to overcome the pressure of head loss in ½
inch or ¾ inch household plumbing. A closed loop earth
coupled heat pump system however, is separated from the
pressure of the household supply and relies on a small, low
wattage pump to circulate the water and antifreeze solution
through the earth coupled heat pump and equipment room
components.
The small circulator keeps the operating costs of the system
to a minimum. However, the performance of the circulator
MUST be closely matched with the pressure head loss of the
entire system in order to provide the required flow through
the heat pump. Insufficient flow through the heat exchanger
is one of the most common causes of system failure. Proper
system piping design and circulator selection will eliminate
the problem.