Commercial Geothermal Loop Fields
Thermal Conductivity Testing
What it is
- Thermal conductivity is the physical property of a material that determines how easily heat can pass through it
- it is measured by injecting a constant amount of energy into a geothermal bore hole and the temperature of the circulating fluid is constantly monitored for at least 48 hours
- Knowing the average thermal conductivity is a necessity for property designing large scale ground loop heat exchangers
Experience - Western Pennsylvania Geothermal
- Performed conductivity testing since 2003
- Performed over 40 conductivity tests
- Will travel up to 250 miles to perform tests
Testing Agency
Western Pennsylvania Geothermal utilizes GRTI's lab for test results www.grti.com.
Pricing and Scheduling
 All pricing and scheduling for Thermal Conductivity testing is handled by Darwin Burtner, President of Western Pennsylvania Geothermal Heating and Cooling, Inc.
Commercial Loop Flushing
What it is
It is a system that is used to flush debris and purge air out of large scale commercial loop fields.
Equipment
Western Pennsylvania Geothermal owns and operates a GSC Purge Pro Max flush cart trailer. The Purge Pro Max has:
- 500 psi pressure boosting pump
- 650 square inch filtering system
- 250 gallon storage tank
- Up to a 500 gpm flow meter
Experience - Western Pennsylvania Geothermal
- Performed loop flushing since 2009
- Performed over 6 flushes
- Will travel up to 250 miles to perform loop flushing
Pricing and Scheduling
All pricing and scheduling for Thermal Conductivity testing is handled by Darwin Burtner, President of Western Pennsylvania Geothermal Heating and Cooling, Inc.
Commercial Loop Installation
 Experience
Western Pennsylvania Geothermal began installing commercial loop fields in 2003 and since has worked for 2 jails, 2 public schools, 6 universities and various historical sites and office buildings. More recently, Western Pennsylvania Geothermal has begun installing loop fields for federal government projects.
Often times, Western Pennsylvania Geothermal is working as a part of a design build team for these commercial loop fields.
To date, the largest project that Western Pennsylvania Geothermal has completed consisted of 385 bore holes that services a combined 6 buildings at a Southwestern Pennsylvania University.
Western Pennsylvania Geothermal has multiple experiences with installing both concrete and pre-manufactured HDPE vaults.
Western Pennsylvania Geothermal will travel up to 150 miles to install commercial loop fields.
Training/Certifications
Western Pennsylvania Geothermal is an IGSHPA accredited installer.
Western Pennsylvania Geothermal has been a member of the Geothermal Heat Pump Consortium since its inception.
All of Western Pennsylvania Geothermal installers are required to have their fusion certifications kept up-to-date with several installers certified through and up to 12" diameter pipe.
Pricing and Scheduling
All pricing and scheduling for Thermal Conductivity testing is handled by Darwin Burtner, President of Western Pennsylvania Geothermal Heating and Cooling, Inc.
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