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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