What do I do with the discharge water?
There are a number of ways to
dispose of water after it has passed through the heat pump. The open discharge
method is easiest and least expensive. Open discharge simply involves releasing
the water into a stream, river, lake, pond, ditch, or drainage tile. Obviously,
one of these alternatives must be readily available and have the capacity to
accept the amount of water used by the heat pump before open discharge is
feasible.
A second means of water
discharge is the return well. A return well is a second well bore that returns
the water to the ground aquifer. A return well must have enough capacity to
dispose of the water passed through the heat pump. A new return well should be
installed by a qualified well driller. Likewise, a professional should test the
capacity of an existing well before it is used as a return.
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