What problems can be caused by poor water quality?
Poor water quality can cause serious problems in open-loop systems. Your water should be tested for pH, hardness, total dissolved solids, alkalinity, iron, manganese, conductivity, saturation index and other parameters depending on your location. Mineral deposits can build-up inside the heat pump’s heat exchanger. Sometimes a periodic cleaning with a mild acid solution is all that’s needed to remove the mineral scale. Impurities, such as: iron and manganese, can eventually clog a return well. If your water has a high iron or manganese content you should be sure that the discharge water is not excessively aerated before it’s injected into a return well. In some cases, the water needs to be pretreated. Finally, you should not consider using water from a spring, pond, river, or lake as the source for your heat pump system. If this option is selected, it would be advisable to evaluate the changes in the water quality and install a purification system to remove particles and organic materia
Poor water quality can cause serious problems in open-loop systems. Your water should be tested for hardness, acidity and iron content before a heat pump is installed. Your contractor or equipment manufacturer can tell you what level of water quality is acceptable. Mineral deposits can build up inside the heat pump’s heat exchanger. Sometimes a periodic cleaning with a mild acid solution is all that’s needed to remove the build-up.
Poor water quality will cause serious problems in open-loop applications. Your water should be tested for hardness, acidity and iron content before the heat pump is installed. Poor water quality can cause mineral deposits to build up inside the heat exchanger and periodic cleaning will be required. Water from flowing springs, ponds, lakes or river sources are not recommended for heat pump use, unless proven to be free of excessive particulate and organic matter. These sediments will contaminate the heat exchanger in the heat pump system and make it inoperable.
Poor water quality will cause serious problems in open-loop applications. Your water should be tested for hardness, acidity and iron content before the heat pump is installed. Poor water quality can cause mineral deposits to build up inside the heat pump heat exchanger and periodic cleaning will be required. Water from flowing springs, ponds, lakes or river sources are not recommended for heat pump use, unless proven to be free of excessive particulate and organic matter. These sediments will contaminate the heat exchanger heat pump system and make it inoperable.
