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International Ground Source Heat Pump Association
Closed-Loop Ground Source Heat Pump Accredited IGSHPA Installer Course 2010
*Training is non manufacturer specific.
Day 1
7:00 a.m. Registration
8:00 a.m. (Lesson 1) Introduction & Overview- Don Schuster Trainer Show Video (Inside Ground Source Systems)
1) GS-System Concept
2) Energy Source
3) Basic Heat Pump System
4) Heat Pump Configurations
5) Heat Pump Operation
6) Accessories
7) Domestic Hot Water Options
8) System Material and Components
10:00 a.m. Break
10:15 a.m. (Lesson 4) Selecting, Sizing and Designing the Heat Pump System
1) Design Procedure for the Heat Pump System
2) Determining Building Heating and Cooling Loads
3) Load Calculations Procedures
4) Energy Calculations
5) Performance of a Ground-Source Heat Pump
6) Ground Load Calculations
7) Equipment Selection
8) Air Filtering
9) Air Distribution System
10) Air Diffusers or Supply Registers
11) Duct Layout
12:00 noon Lunch
1:00 p.m. (Lesson 5) Designing the Ground Heat Exchanger
1) Ground Heat Exchanger Configuration
2) Steps in Ground Heat Exchanger Design
3) Standardized Parallel System Header Design
4) Selection of Ground Heat Exchanger
3:00-3:15p.m. Break
5) Plastic Pipe Selection
6) Ground Heat Exchanger Sizing & Design Procedure
7) Selecting the Circulating Pump
8) Selection of Antifreeze fluids
Day 2
8:00 a.m. Question & Answers
8:15 a.m. (Lesson 3) Soil Identification and Thermal Behavior
Show Video (Soil Identification for GS-System #1)
(Rock Identification for GS-System #2)
1) Properties of Soils
2) Classification of Soils
3) Field Identification Procedures for fine-Grained Soils or Fractions
4) Rock Classification According to Thermal Conductivity
5) Thermal Conductivity values for Rocks
9:00 a.m. (Lesson 9) Flushing and Purging the System
Show Video (Flushing, Purging, and Pressurizing GS-Systems)
1) Flushing Debris
2) Air Purging
3) System Flushing
4) Verifying Earth Coil Pressure/Flow Design
5) Error Detection Techniques
6) Charging System with Antifreeze Solution
7) Pressurizing the Closed-Loop System
10:00 a.m. Break
10:15 a.m. (Lesson 7) Installation of the Ground Heat Exchanger
Show Video (Drilling and Trenching Procedures for GS-Systems)
1) Site Plan
2) Trenching and Backfilling
3) Slinky Pit
4) Vertical Boreholes
5) Horizontal Boreholes
6) Pond Loops
7) Pipe Installation Considerations
8) Header up
12:00 p.m. Lunch
1:00 p.m. (Lesson 8) Grouting Procedures for Ground-Source Heat Pumps Show Video (Grouting Procedures for GS-Systems)
1) Importance of Well Grouting
2) Ineffective Grouting Practices
3) Grouting Materials
4) Dry Boreholes
5) Grout Placement Methods
6) Grout Pumps
7) Grout Mixing
2:00 p.m. (Lesson 6) Pipe Joining Methods
Show Video (Performance Pipe on fusion)
2:45 p.m. Break
3:00 p.m. Hands on Fusion Certification in Butt and Socket Applications
1) Butt fusion Procedures
2) Socket fusion Procedure
Day 3
8:00 a.m. Question & Answer Review
8:15 a.m. Economics, Marketing,
9:00 a.m. Radiant floor Application with Chilled Water Cooling
10:00 a.m. Break
10:15 a.m. Examination – Two Hours, Open Book (NATE/IGSHPA)
12:15 p.m. Lunch and dismissal
*This agenda is tentative and subject to change without notice, classes can go on later to past 2:00PM. Keep this in mind when making travel plans.
All books and manuals are included.
Closed-Loop Ground Source Heat Pump Accredited IGSHPA Driller Course 2010
Day One
7:30 am to 7:50 AM Registration
8:00 to 9:00 AM Introduction to Ground Source Geothermal Heating and Cooling
Economics Marketing and Demand Reduction
9:00 AM to 9:50 AM Selecting, Sizing, and Designing the Heat Pump System
10:00 AM to 11:00 AM Selecting, Sizing, and Designing the Ground Heat Exchanger
11:00 AM to 12:00 PM Selecting and Sizing the Circulation Pumps (Pressure Drops)
Antifreeze Selection and Inside Pipe, Flush, and Fill of System
12:00PM to 12:45 PM Lunch will be served
12:50 PM to 2:30 PM Soil and Rock Classification
2:30 PM to 6:30 PM Drilling Fluids and Foams (Problematic Drilling)
This session has been known to go late depending on class participation.
6:30 PM Adjourn for the Day
Day Two
7:00 AM to 7:50 AM Installing the Ground Heat Exchanger (Horizontal)
8:00 AM to 9:00 AM Installing the Ground Heat Exchanger (Vertical)
9:00 AM to 10:00 AM Grouting Vertical Boreholes
10:10 AM to 11:50 AM Overview of NGWA Guidelines for Construction of Vertical Boreholes for Closed
Loop Heat Pump Systems
12:00 PM to 12:45 PM Lunch Will Be Served
12:50 PM to 2:20 PM Business Issues (Residential and Commercial)
2:30 PM to 3:30 PM Pipe Fusion
3:30 PM Brief Review Period and then IGSHPA Test will be Administered
*Plan to finish class and exam by 5:00PM when making travel plans.
Contact Rich Susens @ rich.susens@gmail.com or 920-246-5159
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