The farm construction project has lots of details. Most of them represent unfamiliar territory to me.
From the very start, I intended to employ a heatpump system. I knew a little about them from years ago but knew they were difficulty to complete in the Northeastern USA. They work well for air conditioning but getting heat [...]

The mechanical systems for the farmhouse construction project have turned into a bit of a nightmare. I have want to use a ground water closed loop geothermal system for heating and air conditioning. I also want to have radiant floor heating - to be more accurate, I feel I *need* radiant floor heating since I [...]

In the fullness of time, the farmhouse will have nearly 13 tons of HVAC system running. There is a 5 ton “heat-only” water-to-water exchanger to feed the radiant floor head in the house. Another 5 tons for heating the shop, and then a 3 tone water-to-air unit for cooling the house. For safety [...]