Minnesota approved installation of the first vertical geothermal loop on June 15, 2016 near Dassel, MN. After countless hours working with the state of Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) this lakefront home made their geothermal dreams come true. The homeowner wanted geothermal for their home for several years and water-source technology was out of the question as it would take up much more space to install the loop field. After meeting EarthLinked dealer, Dale’s Heating & Air Conditioning LLC they where able to show them how our products could make geothermal a reality.
First vertical geothermal loop is installed in Minnesota.
With it’s established landscape and trees this lakefront property needed to be handled carefully as to not disturb the serenity of the area. Thankfully, the loop installers Bergerson Caswell, out of Maple Plains, MN made sure that minimal disruption occurred. Dave Needham, lead on the loop installation made sure once finished the landscape area was left as neat as possible.
Five inspectors from the MDH were onsite to make sure that all protocols were followed. The goal was to ensure Minnesota’s precious aquifer was protected and make any recommendations to this first vertical variance installation. Thankfully everyone was well prepared months before and everything went like clockwork.
The loop went in with minimal effort and landscape only requires a small amount of grass seed to be back to its previous state. No one would have guessed that anything like a geothermal system was installed here making this older home as energy efficient as possible with a EarthLinked system.
What will really surprise many people is the small footprint of the loop, measuring 21′ by 7′! We were able to install eight 75′ vertical loops for this 4-ton system to maximize the capabilities of the EarthLinked unit. The home will be a dual-fuel configuration with hydronic heating. The unit features our EarthLinked Diagnostic and Monitoring system (EDM) to make sure everything runs efficient and effectively as possible for the homeowner 24/7.
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