One of the niceties of heating and cooling your Fort Wayne home with a geothermal system is the negligible maintenance required of you. The system’s relative simplicity is reason enough that. But minimal maintenance shouldn’t be taken to suggest no maintenance. Keeping your system running smoothly and efficiently does entail routinely checking the heat pump’s fluid levels and temperatures as well as replacing filters in both the air handling unit and the geothermal ground-loop system. Aside from that, once-a-year maintenance service should be provided by the registered, qualified geothermal energy engineers at J. O. Mory Inc. These complementary efforts – yours and ours – can help guarantee that your compressors and circulation pumps endure for a solid 35 to 50 years, the approximated life of your geothermal system.
See to it that you consult your owner's manual for correct maintenance procedures. Suffice it to tell you here that examining fluid levels on the whole occasions checking on the amount of refrigerant necessary to use the geothermal heat pump.
There are actually two filters in the air handling unit that have to be changed every now and then: one in the discharge ducting, the other in the air return system. Both filters help eliminate airborne particles collected from all over your home; particles like dust, fluff, dust mites, insects, and smoke residue. In general, HEPA filters are used, but there are other types of decent filters that can be good for those afflicted with allergies.
The majority of geothermal system air filters are disposable. Change them every three months. Permanent filters, which you can refresh with a vacuum-cleaner hose, should be taken out of the housing and cleaned every one to three months. Whether cleaning or replacing, it’s important that you put on rubber gloves, eye protection, and a face mask that shields your mouth and nose. It’s even more critical, in any event, that you cut the system off from all power sources beforehand!
For further specifics on maintaining your geothermal heating and cooling system, study your O&M Manual or
consult with the specialists at J. O. Mory Inc. We’re at your service!