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Heating Facilities, Stepping Stones Rehabilitation Center, Klamath Falls, Oregon.

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6773859· OSTI ID:6773859
The Stepping Stones Rehabilitation Center is leased from Klamath County and operated by the Klamath Council on Alcohol and Drugs. Buildings consist of interconnected and adjoining buildings laid out in a U configuration, with a total floor plan area of about 13,000 square feet. Construction is conventional single story, with tile roofs, masonry facing on the walls, and single glazed windows. Heating is by room wall convectors using low pressure steam. Steam is generated in an oil fired boiler. It is economically feasible to heat Stepping Stones using a water to water heat pump. Low temperature geothermal water from a relatively shallow well would be boosted from 80/sup 0/F to a 150/sup 0/F in the heat pump. This hot water would supply space heating requirements and potable hot water. The existing boiler, steam and condensate piping, and room convectors would be removed. The water to water heat pump, new piping, and room convectors would be installed. Estimated capital cost is $140,000. Annual energy savings in fuel oil purchases is about 26,000 gallons with a first year value of about $19,000. This savings, less operating costs, when applied with escalation considerations over a period of twenty years, results in a present worth of $91,778 when discounted at 10%. This is the amount of surplus generated after the payment of all obligations, when the project is financed with 10% bonds.
Research Organization:
Oregon Inst. of Tech., Klamath Falls (USA)
Sponsoring Organization:
United States. Bonneville Power Administration.
DOE Contract Number:
AC79-79BP15325
OSTI ID:
6773859
Report Number(s):
DOE/BP-15325-T6
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English