Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Geothermal Heating and Cooling

[merlpb (merlpb]

   We have been building homes steadily for over two 
years and are now at 17 homes served by Waterfurnace 
ground source heating and cooling systems (one system 
per unit): 13 w/ vertical bores and 4 w/ground loops.  
We have had no failures of loop joints nor any repair 
service to the units.  It is time to begin pressure 
checks and coil cleaning.
   One of our homeowners complained after six months, 3 
months in the dead of winter, that she was getting cold 
water during her morning shower (outside temp in teens 
and lower).  Found that her home hot water heater was 
not connected to power: the desuperheater was heating 
her house AND her water.
--
Merlin Porter-Borden
Development Project Manager
Liberty Village Cohousing
> 
> I was wondering how many  cohousing communities use geothermal systems for 
> their
> heating and cooling.  Also, for those who have had them for more than a year 
> or
> two, how often have you had regular maintenance done on them?
> 
> Anna Amato
> Takoma Village Cohousing
> ...where we are thinking about getting regular (twice a year) maintenance
> contracts for our individual geothermal units.
> 
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