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Design of a ground loop system for an ERV

user-2437704 | Posted in Energy Efficiency and Durability on

I am building a new house near Albany, NY which is region 5A. I plan to have a super-insulated house with an Ultimate Air ERV. I would like to hook up a ground loop system to the ERV which would consist of tubing that is looped around the foundation footing a couple of times which would contain water or an anti-freeze mixture. The liquid would be pumped through a water to air heat exchanger on the intake side of the ERV in order to raise the input air temperature during the heating season. Where can I find design details for a system like this? What kind of tubing should be used? Is an anti-freeze mixture needed?

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    Martin Holladay | | #1

    Robert,
    There is an illustration of such a system in a document posted on the Ultimate Air web site:
    http://www.ultimateair.com/Portals/92089/docs/UltimateAir%20&%20Passive%20House%20web.pdf

    I suggest that you contact the company for help with your technical questions.

    UltimateAir
    178 Mill Street
    Athens, OH 45701
    800-535-3448
    740-594-2277
    Fax: 740-592-1499
    http://www.ultimateair.com

    The best person to talk to at Ultimate Air is probably Jason Morosko.

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