Arabian Horse Ranch
Private Residence 3800 sq ft, Emmett Idaho
Retrofit – Removed propane furnace, electric furnace, and two A/C units
Installing this ground loop was challenging due to the sloped hillside. You can see the soil contained a large amount of river rock which made for a tedious backfill process as well. We are often able to remove two separate heating systems in a home, connect the ductwork together, and install a single WaterFurnace geo unit. The Intellizone control plays a huge part in the ability to do this. This home is experiencing much less than half the heating bill from winters past.
Turkey Country
Private Residence
6500 sq ft, Sweet Idaho
New Construction
We were contracted to install the earth loop only for this custom home in Sweet Idaho. It connects to two existing water-source heat pumps to provide heating, A/C, and all domestic hot water.
South Slope
Private Residence
5800 sq ft, Emmett Idaho
New Construction
We installed two Carrier ground loop heat pumps in this large home. Pictured here is the horizontal bore machine used to install the loop piping. Instead of digging a pit for slinky loops, we decided to experiment with a horizontal bore machine. This machine can bore a 4” hole horizontally at ~10ft deep. After each 200ft run, the machine can turn the drill head back toward the surface, attach to our loop pipe, and pull it back into the bore hole. Two pipes are pulled into the bore hole with a “U” bend fused onto the ends. The loop water flows out and back each bore hole absorbing heat from the earth and delivering it to the heat pump. Obvious advantage is saving landscaping or install loops under existing driveway, etc.
Ustick
Private Residence 4200 sq ft, Caldwell Idaho
New Construction
6 Ton water source heat pump and closed loop system. Zone controls allow three independent heating areas. The horizontal slinky loop configuration continues to be the most cost effective install in this area. Soil conditions and the heat load of the house always dictate the size of the loopfield. Depth is also a big factor. We could install all our loopfields at a depth of 1ft, but it would be the size of a football field. The deeper you dig, the less pipe you need. Goal is to select the depth and loop length that is most cost effective to install. This customer keeps their home at 72 degrees 24/7 during the winter.
Ziggys
Private Residence 2200 sq ft, Gooding Idaho
New Construction
This home employs a Climate Master geoexchange system and 4 Ton loop field. Also installed is an HRV (Heat Recovery Ventilator) which provides fresh air to the home while conserving energy. Exterior walls in this house are built from Structural Insulated Panels (SIP). The SIP’s provide excellent insulation and can be easily sealed to combat heat loss due to infiltration. The result was an extremely tight and efficient home. This owner enjoys total energy bills that max out at ~$60 per month in the coldest part of winter. The pit is an odd shape because we encountered rock during excavation and had to change the lay-out.
