18-Ton, Ocean Loop, Heating, Cooling, Year-Round Pool
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exchangenergy installed an 18-Ton Ocean loop and geoexchange / geothermal heat pumps to service a 5000 sq. ft. home and a year-round swimming pool. The ocean provides a limitless thermal resource and very high operating efficiencies for the geoexchange heating plants.
The Ocean Loops were constructed in an 11 Ton Module for the pool, and a 7 Ton Module for the house. The forced air heat pumps in the residence provide full heating and air conditioning. The heat gain for the structure accounted for the high solar loadings, which are magnified by reflected light off the water. The hydronic heat pumps for the pool provide extremely low operating costs, contributing to the estimated 6-year payback for the system.
