Water Source Heat Pump How They Work

Water Source Heat Pumps move heat by burying coils on the bed of nearby ponds or lakes that transfer heat to your home. Geothermal heat pumps and ground source heat pumps operate the same way transferring heat by going deep into the ground to tap into the bed rock.

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Water Source Heat Pumps move heat by burying coils on the bed of nearby ponds or lakes that transfer heat to your home. Geothermal heat pumps and ground source heat pumps operate the same way transferring heat by going deep into the ground to tap into the bed rock.

Closed-loop systems circulate a glycol solution (any of various alcohols containing two hydroxyl groups) through a “loop system ” of small-diameter, high-density polythylene underground pipes. Closed-loop systems can be installed horizontally, vertically or in a pond. Open-loop systems use an existing water well or surface water. Whether the system is open or closed, heat is transferred to or from the structure regardless of outdoor temperature to provide year-round comfort.

Depending on your heating and cooling needs and the amount of land surface you have, there are several basic options available for you to tap into the earth’s stored solar heat.

Horizontal loops can be used when adequate land surface is available. Depending on the heat requirements, pipes are placed in trenches that range in length from 100 to 400 feet.

Vertical loops will have to be used when land surface is limited. Depending on the heat requirements, several wells will be dug from 100 to 400 feet deep.

If you are fortunate enough to have a pond or lake nearby, a very economical means to tap heat is a systems of coils of pipe simply placed on the bottom of the pond or lake to capture the geothermal energy.

The use of groundwater from a water well can be used as a direct energy source. This is called an open loop system and requires a drain field, pond or lake to discharge the water.

op systems circulate a glycol solution (any of various alcohols containing two hydroxyl groups) through a “loop system ” of small-diameter, high-density polythylene underground pipes. Closed-loop systems can be installed horizontally, vertically or in a pond. Open-loop systems use an existing water well or surface water. Whether the system is open or closed, heat is transferred to or from the structure regardless of outdoor temperature to provide year-round comfort.

Depending on your heating and cooling needs and the amount of land surface you have, there are several basic options available for you to tap into the earth’s stored solar heat.

Horizontal loops can be used when adequate land surface is available. Depending on the heat requirements, pipes are placed in trenches that range in length from 100 to 400 feet.

Vertical loops will have to be used when land surface is limited. Depending on the heat requirements, several wells will be dug from 100 to 400 feet deep.

If you are fortunate enough to have a pond or lake nearby, a very economical means to tap heat is a systems of coils of pipe simply placed on the bottom of the pond or lake to capture the geothermal energy.

The use of groundwater from a water well can be used as a direct energy source. This is called an open loop system and requires a drain field, pond or lake to discharge the water.