A Heated Discussion: The Interrelationship Between Water Quality, Closed Loop Systems and Heat Pumps

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Rheem Commercial Water brings together our family of brands to offer a comprehensive product portfolio designed to meet the water heating needs of any commercial project. Backed by a team of experts, providing personalized service including consulting, training, sizing, and technical assistance to ensure timely support when customers need it most.

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Explore the nuances of water quality for closed loop hydronic boiler systems and how it impacts the overall operability and longevity of heating systems. Join us in this one-hour course as we discuss pH, Hardness, Total Dissolved Solids, Chlorides, and filtration of closed loops systems and the long-term performance of heat pumps. Participants will get in-depth knowledge of applicable code and standard criteria applicable to these systems. At the end of this course, participants will be able to convey valuable insights on the cause and effect as well as the mitigation of water quality issues that affect heat pump systems.

Learning Objectives:

Explore the history, typology, operation and Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) features of hydronic boiler systems closed loop systems for commercial applications.
Analyze the cause and effect of water hardness, pH, TDS, chlorides, water filtration to determine appropriate mitigation measures and how they relate to efficiency of a system and protection of the water supply.
Examine the code and safety standards related to heat pumps and closed loop systems to guide application appropriate architectural specifications.
Evaluate the technological changes related to heat pumps in closed loop heating systems and how they are impacted by water quality considerations.
Investigate applicable case studies relevant to open and closed loop systems to demonstrate the impacts of these systems on operability and safety.

Provided By:

Rheem Commercial Water

Available Regions:

Continental US

Design Category:

(22) Plumbing

Applicable Credits

AIA

HSW/LU CE Hour