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== Geothermal Installation ==
== Geothermal Installation ==
The geothermal installation was really interesting to watch.  First Jackson drilling showed up and installed 8 wells, each 300' deep.  Each well provides 2 tons of heating/cooling capacity, and there were two well fields installed in a line below our driveway to provide 8 tons each. <br/>
These were connected via a trench about 3' deep (pretty close to the frost line here in Cincinnati) manifold system so the could equalize the flow to each well in parallel and bring the cooling fluid (a mixture of glycol) into the house.  One field runs to the south end of the house into the front utility space and provides 3 tons of cooling for the front of the house through a Trilogy 45 unit service the the front of the basement and first floor, and a 4 ton split unit that feeds cooled fluid to a standand line set to the otherwise conventional HVAC unit for the second floor.  The front Trilogy has cooling dampers and thermostats for the following zones.<br/>
* Basement Office
* First Floor Dining Room
The northern well field comes into the house in the full bath and routes up the wall and into the ceiling to reach the rear utility space where there is a 4 ton Trilogy 45 system for the back of the house - basement and first floor.  In the ceiling is a T for the 3 ton HVAC unit for the addition.  1 Ton of excess capacity was planned.  The rear Trilogy has cooling dampers and thermostats for the following zones.<br/>
* Basement Master Bedroom
* Basement Family Room
* First Floor Master Bedroom
* First Floor Family Room
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== Data Center ==  
== Data Center ==  

Revision as of 20:58, 30 June 2019

We purchased our new home after Christmas 2017 and started an ambitious remodel, completely gutting the basement to add a second master space and create a Data Center. We also elected to covert it to 100% geothermal heating and air-conditioning and install tankless hot water (to supplement the "free" geothermal hot water). geothermal is dedicated to the geothermal installation process and results.

Addition

Basement Remodel

Geothermal Installation

The geothermal installation was really interesting to watch. First Jackson drilling showed up and installed 8 wells, each 300' deep. Each well provides 2 tons of heating/cooling capacity, and there were two well fields installed in a line below our driveway to provide 8 tons each.

These were connected via a trench about 3' deep (pretty close to the frost line here in Cincinnati) manifold system so the could equalize the flow to each well in parallel and bring the cooling fluid (a mixture of glycol) into the house. One field runs to the south end of the house into the front utility space and provides 3 tons of cooling for the front of the house through a Trilogy 45 unit service the the front of the basement and first floor, and a 4 ton split unit that feeds cooled fluid to a standand line set to the otherwise conventional HVAC unit for the second floor. The front Trilogy has cooling dampers and thermostats for the following zones.

  • Basement Office
  • First Floor Dining Room

The northern well field comes into the house in the full bath and routes up the wall and into the ceiling to reach the rear utility space where there is a 4 ton Trilogy 45 system for the back of the house - basement and first floor. In the ceiling is a T for the 3 ton HVAC unit for the addition. 1 Ton of excess capacity was planned. The rear Trilogy has cooling dampers and thermostats for the following zones.

  • Basement Master Bedroom
  • Basement Family Room
  • First Floor Master Bedroom
  • First Floor Family Room

Data Center

See Camp Kiwi Data Center.

Pre-Purchase Pictures

Older Zillow Pictures