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    ENERGY STAR ® Homes Northwest GEOTHERMAL HEA T PUMP DESIGN AND INST ALLA TION ST ANDARDS April 20, 2005[...]

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    ENERGY STAR Homes Northwest Geothermal Heat Pump Design and Installation Standards ENERGY STAR Homes Northwest Geothermal Heat Pump Design and Installation S tandards 1.0 CLOSED LOOP GROUND HEAT EXCHANGERS ................................................... 1 1.1 I NSTALLATION P ERSONNEL AND T RAINING R EQUIRED . ...................................[...]

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    ENERGY STAR Homes Northwest Geothermal Heat Pump Design and Installation Standards 1 1.0 CLOSED LOOP GRO UND HEAT EXCHANGERS 1.1 Installation Personnel and Training Required. 1.1.1 The loop contractor shall have a cer tified installer (technician) trained by IGSHPA or an IGSHPA certifie d manufacturer's training program. 1.1.2 Ground heat exch[...]

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    ENERGY STAR Homes Northwest Geothermal Heat Pump Design and Installation Standards 2 1.3.4 Thermostat Staging: Resistance elec tric heat shall not be energized under the first heating stage of the indoor thermostat. Thermostat indicator li ghts shall provide a visible indication when the auxiliary stage or emergency heat is operating. 1.3.5 Emergen[...]

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    ENERGY STAR Homes Northwest Geothermal Heat Pump Design and Installation Standards 3 1.6.4 Specification of Polyethylene pipe will be by cell classification number. The specification for PE pipe shall be as follows: "Polyethylene pipe furnished under this specification shall be manufactured in accordance with dimensional specifications of ASTM[...]

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    ENERGY STAR Homes Northwest Geothermal Heat Pump Design and Installation Standards 4 1.8.4 No visible leaks shall occur within a 30 minute period. 1.8.5 All fusion joints and loop lengths sha ll be visibly checked to verify that no leaks have occurred due to fusion joining or shipping damage. 1.8.6 Flow rates will be compared to calcu lated values [...]

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    ENERGY STAR Homes Northwest Geothermal Heat Pump Design and Installation Standards 5 3.0 INDOOR PIPING AND CIRCULATION SYSTEM 3.1 Circulator Sizing and System and Components 3.1.1 The circulator wattage should no t exceed 100 watts/ton. For circulation systems with water control value does not apply. The use of water control valves on closed loops [...]

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    ENERGY STAR Homes Northwest Geothermal Heat Pump Design and Installation Standards 6 3.2.3 Manufacturer shall provide a list of all known acceptable materi als used in the closed-loop circulation system. All metal parts contacting the circulating fluid shall be defined in terms of metallurgical content. 3.2.4 Manufacturer's recommendations sho[...]

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    ENERGY STAR Homes Northwest Geothermal Heat Pump Design and Installation Standards 7 5.0 COMMISSIONING AND VERIFICAT ION FOR GROUND SOURCE HEAT PUMPS 5.1.1 Participating Installer shall refer to manufacturer’s guideli nes during installation and shall adhere to the manufactures start-up procedures. A copy of the start-up procedure and results sha[...]