REFRIGERATION SERVICE ENGINEERS SOCIETY @ Lesson 12 Water-Source Heat Pump Systems VT Ss VUROROROREROROEECaos After completing this Lesson, you will be able to: * Describe the hydrologic cycle Explain how pumps are selected for well systems. = List recommended pipe materials for earth-coupled well loops. ™ Describe what happens when system water comes into contact with the atmosphere. = Define inverse solubilty. = State acceptable hardness values for water used in closed-loop systems. = Explain the differences between vertical and horizontal closed-loop systems. = Explain how the pumping requirements of open vertical loops differ from those of closed vertical loops. = Describe the symptoms indicating that fouling of the heat exchanger has ‘occurred, and identity some of the probable causes. ® Describe installation and service procedures that reduce the risk of ‘component fouling = Explain why desuperheaters are compatible with water-source heat pumps. = Discuss the differences between residential and commercial water-source heat pump systems. ‘© Copyigh 2008 bythe Ratignaon Sere Engincere SociLesson 12 Water-Source Heat Pump Systems Dinero ME WATER-SOURCE HEAT PUMP IS NOT A NEW OR RECENT TECHNOLOGY. Water-source heat pumps (ot water-to-air heat pumps, a they are also called) have been in use for many years. Figure 12-1 shows a simple waterto-ai heat pump system, (The drawing ilustrates a desupetheater circuit for Tatom Teste heating domestic hot water, senor ovosing “nent a type of installation that may require this part of the system to operate in the cooling cycle only in colder areas.) This Lesson examines the various Fan sources of water that may fer conaagee be used in water-to-air heat pumps, in either residential or Usd oot commercial applications. Both er-loop and closed aaa ‘open-loop and closed-loop een systems will be discussed, Expansion since the service technician is vale likely to come across both types at one time or another. Figure 12-2 at the top of the \etvece rae eae next page shows a typical FIGURE 12-1. Water-to-air heat pump with additional heat exchanger ‘water-source heat pump, and for heating domestic water root