Recent content by willsterman

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    IR Compressors

    Yes, the pump does look like a company in China copied the pump of S.B., and of course the casting doesn't appear to have the quality of the USA made in Michigan S.B. pump. A 30,000 "expected" pump life separate from 3 year warranty makes sense. I heard Quincy is now using a WEG rather than...
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    IR Compressors

    30,000 pump hours in 3 years on a Quincy??? Interesting because 24 hours a day times 365 days is 8760 hours a year x 3 years = 26,280 hours in 3 years if the motor and pump ran continuously . I guess the marketing guy at Quincy didn't do very well in math. I bought a 60 gallon 5 hp 135 psi...
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    Does anyone have geothermal heating?

    Hi Volleyball, The loops were put in the ground using a boring machine and are below the frost line. The outside loops have antifreeze in them. The loops run at a slight angle down hill and are about 6 to 8 feet underground. The tech that came Friday said that they were getting 20 degree...
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    Does anyone have geothermal heating?

    I have been dissappointed with my geo system. I have 6 horizontal loops and the cooling was only putting out 13K BTU and the house would heat up rather than cool down on hot summer days. The installer finally determined that the pump was not circulating enough water through the coil and added...
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