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Old 03-02-14, 02:47 PM   #16
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Originally Posted by Fordguy64 View Post
so i scored a geothermal unit the other day info can be found here gshp
so this got me thinking about making a gshp water heater.. i was thinking about just adding a single smaller loop separate from the main loop that would be on a separate water pump for the ground loop that way the pump could be smaller and more efficient for its task.
A loop sized for a large unit would have less resistance, making it more efficient. Just make it several small loops in parallel for reduced pump power requirements.
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