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International Ground Source Heat Pump Association.
IGSHPA Certified Installer Course Outline and Schedule.
General Course Description *Please note; This a Certified IGSHPA Geothermal Installation Course. Training is non manufacturer specific.
8:00 AM Tuesday, First Day (Registration 7:30-8:00 AM)
1 Introduction of course materials, manuals and instructor
-GeoExchange concept, energy source, basic GeoExchange system and configuration
-Heat pump operation
-Domestic hot water options, hydronic applications
-System materials and components
2 Marketing
-Who is involved with GSHP technology?
-Benefits to home and business owners & utilities, demand reduction
-Benefits to the HVAC contractors
-Forced air systems, supplemental hot water generation
-Radiant floor systems, process hot water applications
-Water-to-water units, demand hot water from forced air systems
3 Soils and rock identification
-Properties of soils, classification
-Field identification of fine-grained soils
-Rock classification as related to thermal conductivity
-Identification of rock types (petrology) for GeoExchange design purposes
-Thermal conductivity values of specific rock types
4 Selecting, sizing and designing the ground source heat pump system
-Design procedure
-Determination of heat loads, importance of
-Importance of load calculation procedures
-Energy calculations
-Performance of air source heat pumps
-Performance of ground source heat pumps
5:00 pm Break class
8:00 AM Wednesday, Second Day
-Ground load calculations
-Equipment selection
-Air filtering
-Forced air considerations
-Radiant and snowmelt considerations
-Domestic hot water considerations
5 Designing the Ground Heat Exchanger
-Steps in Ground Heat Exchanger Design (GHX)
-GHX configuration
-Standardized parallel system header design
-Selection of the GHX circulating fluid
-Pipe selection
-GHX sizing and design procedure
-Selecting the GHX circulation pump
6 Polyethylene Pipe Fusion
-PE pipe and why it is suitable for GeoExchange systems
-Composition and manufacturing process
-What is not acceptable for GeoExchange systems
-Fusion methods
-Sidewall fusion
-Socket fusion
-Butt fusion
-Demonstration and hands-on practice, butt/socket fusion lab
5:00 pm Break class
8:00 AM Thursday, Third Day
7 Installation of the ground heat exchanger (GHX)
-How to properly evaluate a site and draw a site plan
-Types and uses for installation equipment
-Evaluation of drilling, trenching and backhoe costs
-Pipe installation considerations
-Header manifold tie-in to GHX
8 Grouting Procedures
-Importance grouting: environmental, economical, and thermal competency aspects
-Grouting materials
-Dry boreholes
-Grout placement methods
-Pumps, mixing
9 Flushing and purging the system
-Flushing debris, air purging, system flushing
-Verification of loop pressure and flow
-Error detection techniques
-Installation notes
-Antifreeze charging, pressurizing the closed loop system
10 Heat pump system start-up
-Performance checks: heating, cooling & desuperheater modes
-Performance check, water-to-water configuration (hydronic floor heat system)
11 Review for test
-Open question and review
12 Test-Open book test, two hours
The final day will wrap up by 3:30-4:00 PM, please make a note of this when making travel plans.
All books and manuals are included.
E-mail rich.susens@gmail.com
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