It has actually been long enough that I’m getting people telling me I need to update the blog. I have a tonne of ideas I’ve been trying to get down, but in the quest for completion, they never leave the draft stages. I will just dump what would likely have been 5 0r 6 blog [...]
Entries Tagged as 'maintenance'
Catching up in 2010
January 7th, 2010 · No Comments · design, drilling, geothermal, installation, maintenance
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ECM Blower Motors
October 2nd, 2008 · 2 Comments · geothermal, maintenance
Recently we had a problem with an ECM blower motor, so we figured it was time to get caught up on ECM’s. As a quick background, blowers motors (the things that push the air around your house) are either PSC = Permanent Split Capacitor Motor or ECM = Electronically Commutated Motor Very simply put, the [...]
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Antifreeze Colouring
May 15th, 2008 · 1 Comment · installation, maintenance
All our installations are either methanol or propylene glycol for the choice of antifreeze. CSA requires the equipment to be labelled with the type and volume/percent of antifreeze. On top of that, we add a little food dye to the antifreeze to help differentiate what we’ve installed: Nothing = water Red/pink = propylene glycol [...]
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Geothermal in Schools
July 19th, 2007 · No Comments · economics, geothermal, heat pump, maintenance
One of the most effective uses for geothermal has been in the HVAC for schools use. It’s a fairly established practice in many areas of North America. Generally, there is usually money available for building new schools but budgets are very tight on the maintenance and operations side – exactly what groundsource heat pumps with [...]
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Know your products
March 16th, 2007 · No Comments · geothermal, heat pump, maintenance
In the geothermal industry, it is not uncommon for a supplier to make a product that is then re-sold under the banner of another company. Simply asking your installer who makes the product, especially when it comes to heat pumps, will help ensure you know who all is responsible for your product warranty. You also [...]
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