A reader sent pics and a description of his failed 6 ton open well, forced air geo system:
The GeoGuy responds…
I finally had a chance to get to this and don’t really have a good answer…
The workmanship from what I can see is bordering criminal and you should notify Climatemaster to have this jerks dealer status revoked.
It’s so sad that there are no licensing requirements for residential hvac in most areas.
Your mech room is very small I’m wondering what room we have to add some components…
You will need to add a closed loop to protect the HP from the skanky well water you have. This will take up some space.
Is there a zoning module installed? In other words you simply cannot open and close air dampers via thermostats on a heat pump without maintaining airflow through the unit. The different brands of thermostats suggest there is not. You may have to disconnect all the thermostats and let the ductwork run wide open.
Your well pump must deliver the required 13.2 gpm to the HP when it is running. This requires 1 1/4″ pipe. The solenoid valve must be connected downstream of the HP, not sure if it is…
If you deposit $100 to my paypal account on my site I can send you pics and recommendations on how to add the closed loop. For an additional 100 I can calculate and spec the sizes of the required heat exchanger, circ pump, piping, exp tank, flowmeter, etc. I have to bill for this as it will take some time and I have to payback my decades of learning all this the real way.
All this repair/upgrade work will cost possibly $2k to $5k, depending if you have to install a new well pump.
Cheers, the GeoGuy
