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What You Need to know About Quoting and Selling Standing Column Well Systems
It’s much easier to answer this question for residential applications. The price is composed of three pieces: the drilling cost, the loop field installation including underground piping to/from the building, and the HVAC system installation. Many times the driller is also the installer, but not always. Sometimes the mechanical contractor controls the overall bid. In general, here in the SE PA area prices for the geothermal installation are running between $12/ft to $14/ft. There is another $1600 in the trenching, penetration, backfill, grading & re-seeding. So, for a typical 2500 sf home, one might expect to pay around $15,000. The extended range (4 ton) heat pump installation, circulator, water/methanol fill, and commissioning might add $8000 for a total price to the owner of $23,000. This could be higher or lower based on the thermal conductivity of the site and how easy or difficult it is to drill and contain the spoils.
Download the 13 Steps Basics Steps to Standing Column Well Design to get a better understanding of how design overlaps with quoting projects
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13 Steps to Basic Geothermal Standing Column Well Design
HeatSpring Instructor Albert Koenig discusses the 13 steps to basic Geothermal Standing Column Well (SCW) Design…
Unlike closed loop geothermal installations, open loop systems, in particular, standing column well (SCW), require more diligence from the designer than just the well field. In the former case, the HDPE supply and return pipes are handed through the foundation […]
IGSHPA Installer Accreditation Versus Vertical Loop Installer (Driller) Accreditation
In the past, we’ve written a few articles about what exactly the IGSHPA accreditation is, if it’s worthwhile, and when contractors should get it.
The International Ground Source Heat Pump Association (IGSHPA) now has a separate program for drillers, called “Vertical Loop Installer Accreditation.” This accreditation is similar to the traditional IGSHPA Installer Accreditation but specifically focuses […]
What’s Special About IGSHPA Geothermal Installer Certification? Do you Really Need it?
It’s a good and valid question.
If you’re curious what certification is, you can see here: What is the IGSHPA Certification? But more importantly, what is the value of IGSHPA certification in the marketplace – who is it valuable for and why would one bother to take the training?
While the certification doesn’t necessarily allow you to pull permits (see the review the geothermal license, certifications, and permitting) it does provide you with the knowledge and confidence to sell a job and then perform the design and installation. In addition, many states are requiring IGSHPA certification to to apply for incentives. Connecticut requires it, and Minnesota will provide higher rebates for IGSHPA Certified installers. Read below for the full description of the IGSHPA certification, and if you have any questions about it, feel free to ask us on our HeatSpring’s facebook page.
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The Economic & Environmental Case for Standing Column Wells
HeatSpring instructor, Dr. Al Koenig, discusses the promise of standing column well geothermal systems in this three minute video. This short video was taken from Dr. Koenig’s ‘Standing Column Wells for Geothermal Professionals’ course.
As the video starts, Al is talking about the market potential for standing column wells. An audience question raises concern about ‘bleeding’, […]
