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Posted by geoman on July 16, 2006, 12:50 am
Yes, I know, but its going to cost you for the info.
Does a university give away its education for free? If they can be paid for
it we should be too.
Let me know if your willing to pay for the answer
> Greetings,
> I have a new (Jan.) 4-ton Carrier 50YDV GT-PX geothermal heat pump
> installed in my home. Water is supplied from a Constant Pressure 75
> Pump by Fanklin with a 4 gallon (bladder?) it is connected to a 3/4 hp
> pump in a 370 ft well.
>
> The problem is that there is a build up of pressure causing
> ruptures in the water line on the geothermal line. The plastic drain
> valve of a Rusco filter has split twice. It was replaced with a brass
> drain valve, the pressure then went on to split the solienoid. The
> company that installed the unit is going to add in a pressure relief
> and a hammer(something), and see if this solves the problem.
> They haven't experienced this before and its the first time they
> hooked up a geothermal system to a Constant Pressure drive, they
> normally are used to working with the well tanks.
>
> Has anyone seen this type of thing before? If so can you describe
> what was going on so I can relay it to the installers? Will doing the
> work on the geothermal side push the pressure to the water lines in the
> house causing ruptures there?
>
> Any help would be appreciated, the installers seem pretty good but
> they are stumped on this one and are calling a few different places to
> ask around about this problem.
>
> Thanks
>
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