Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
11-15-22, 11:32 AM
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Replies: 148
Views: 235,037
Hello Eco-Renovators
Thought Id give you a...
Hello Eco-Renovators
Thought Id give you a up-date on the DIY 5ton shop ground source heat-pump. It is Nov. 15/2022 and -2 Deg C outside with snow flurries. A couple weeks ago I had moved the...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
10-19-22, 12:44 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 63,137
Oil change Panasonic 5KS225EAA21
Hi,
my conversion project is going on. Since the Mini Split AC System I'm using was a long time out of service (to be honest, it is almost new but was years without refrigerant) I assume, that the...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
07-27-22, 04:38 PM
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Replies: 1,943
Views: 5,575,201
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
04-02-22, 04:31 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 37,792
Looking harder at the compressor datasheet, it...
Looking harder at the compressor datasheet, it has 3 possible starter configurations. And one of them is slightly higher efficiency - not a lot, but I'm chasing anything I can get here! This new...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
03-30-22, 10:48 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 16,598
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
02-16-22, 10:28 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 37,792
I started off with a fire extinguisher that...
I started off with a fire extinguisher that somebody gave me. Don't do that though, it was a mistake on my part - there's all sorts of other rubbish in fire extinguisher gas, so it doesn't...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
02-16-22, 08:00 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 37,792
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
02-16-22, 12:03 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 30,135
Add vacuum pumps to the list of r290 hazards
Just had a vacuum pump blow up in front of me. I’m guessing it was from r290 bubbles in the oil. Not sure how bad it is because I refuse to look down but there’s a lot of blood and the wife won’t...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
01-31-22, 03:29 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 37,822
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
01-29-22, 04:38 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 37,822
Hello everyone,
I think I fixed mistakes that...
Hello everyone,
I think I fixed mistakes that were made in my initial geothermal heat pump design. I was wrong, and now it's apparent that the evaporator should be bigger than the condenser.
I...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
01-27-22, 12:13 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 37,822
Episode 1 - Introduction.
In this episode I...
Episode 1 - Introduction.
In this episode I do a quick introduction to the DIY Geothermal Heat Pump project.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FR4eW30ZMKY
Episode 2 - Building geothermal loop....
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
01-27-22, 12:08 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 37,822
My DIY Geothermal Heat Pump Install
Hello everyone.
I'm experimenting with my own DIY Geothermal Heat Pump install and wanted to share my progress. This is my second "Geothermal heat pump" project attempt and the fourth "DIY heat...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
01-03-22, 11:04 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 37,792
I've just about finished my ground-source...
I've just about finished my ground-source heatpump project, it's installed and been running well for the last 3 weeks here - it provides all the heating for our house now, and the gas boiler has been...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
09-12-21, 11:21 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 37,792
I've run the rig a few times now logging data,...
I've run the rig a few times now logging data, and analysed the data a bit better now, taking into account losses of the 27litre water tank to air - I did this by only running the circulation pump...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
09-10-21, 06:57 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 37,792
I finished the heatpump build, pressure tested...
I finished the heatpump build, pressure tested with CO2, vacuumed it & filled it with propane, then turned on the heatpump for the first time yesterday!
I charged it with the pump on, aiming for...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
07-20-21, 08:40 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 37,792
DIY W2W heatpump
We now have a relatively well insulated house in the UK, needing a peak of 1.5kW over the last year to keep it warm in the coldest of weather. That would be 1.5kW of heat continuously on for 24hours...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
01-10-19, 08:23 PM
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Replies: 148
Views: 235,037
Fellow eco-renovators.
Thought I would...
Fellow eco-renovators.
Thought I would issue a milestone. The DIY shop heatpump has now been operating since October 29 2014 without any problems what so ever!!! That’s 5 yrs trouble free. In...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
06-04-17, 09:57 AM
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Replies: 108
Views: 127,253
A7 Owner - Galvanic Corrosion
Wow, last post to this thread was 3 years ago! Where are all the hackers? On to bigger and better I suppose...
I'm new to the ecorenovator site and as an A7 owner, I thought I might share my...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
09-26-16, 01:06 PM
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Replies: 1,943
Views: 5,575,201
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Forum: Conservation
01-03-16, 06:45 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 52,563
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It's that time of year again.
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It's that time of year again.
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
07-27-15, 01:13 PM
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Replies: 148
Views: 235,037
5 Ton DIY GSHP Build
Summer has made it to Southwestern Ontario Canada. Outside temps reaching 34 Deg. C and humidity of 80%. Really nice for the beach or drinking beer under a tree.
Having some work in the shop not...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
08-28-14, 02:57 AM
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Replies: 267
Views: 218,207
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
07-09-14, 08:37 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 15,628
Hello and thanks for opening this thread!
A...
Hello and thanks for opening this thread!
A recap:
Dear All,
This is my first post here. I follow the heatpump section of EcoRenovator forum with great interest. I have built an ASHP and I...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
12-05-13, 11:21 AM
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Replies: 267
Views: 218,207
The Gree had a nut on the indoor unit was on so...
The Gree had a nut on the indoor unit was on so tight that I had to use a air impact wrench to get it off. I would bet that is just something strange with this one unit.
The LG manuals are a little...
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