The Homemade Heat Pump Manifesto

[AC_Hacker]

Originally Posted by braebyrn

So if you had access to a lathe, what would the dimensions be of the sockets? I thought about making my own and having them coated, but didn't know what the dimensions would be before the coating?

Maybe if you could get some pipe and the socket, or the right-angle pieces that the tool would use, you could get the dimesnions from the plastic parts.

Originally Posted by braebyrn

Are most folks using 1" pipe down the boreholes?

Can't speak for the others, but I used 3/4"

Originally Posted by braebyrn

Can't wait for the ideas on the training video?

Well, I hope I haven't built it up too much...

Here's the link:

Caleffi - Webinar Archive

...go to the 6th or 8th webinar down, called "GEO Hydronics". There were three total, they've only posted the first 2.

I thought the first one was the best.

I think that the intended audience is experienced GSHP installers, and the real purpose of the webinar is to sell stuff that the company makes, but still there are ideas to be had.

Also, on this page:

Caleffi - idronics -

...there are a bunch of publications. The most recent one:

http://www.caleffi.us/en_US/caleffi/...onics_9_us.pdf

...is a pretty thorough book on GSHP principles, etc.

And from another source all together, here is an interesting manual:

http://www.mcquay.com/mcquaybiz/lite...al_021607b.pdf

Best Regards,

-AC_Hacker