Ground-based heat pumps saving 43% at toy factory

Journal Article · Mon Nov 04 00:00:00 EST 1985 · Energy User News; (United States)

OSTI ID:5040260

Hines, V

A Houston toy factory cut its heating and cooling costs by 43% when it installed an earth-coupled, water-source heat pump system. The system consists of 11 5-ton heat pumps and 41 300-foot holes in the ground to hold closed-loop plumbing, which is plastic pipe guaranteed to last 75-100 years. The only exposed parts of the system are a few valves and the tops of the pumps that move the water through the plumbing. With escalating electricity prices, payback for the system should take only four years. The earth-coupled system replaces nine roof-mounted heater/air conditioners whose vibrations were exacerbating a roof leak problem.

• OSTI ID: 5040260
• Journal Information: Energy User News; (United States), Vol. 10:43
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
29 ENERGY PLANNING
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INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
ENERGY CONSERVATION
SPACE HEATING
HEAT PUMPS
HEAT TRANSFER
INSTALLATION
PAYBACK PERIOD
PIPES
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