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IGSHPA Accredited Drillers Training

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Dates: TBA
Time:  08:30 - 17:00 CDT (GMT-5)

Location: Minneapolis, MN
Instructors: Jack Henrich

Two Day Instruction Course: $995 (U.S.D.)

This course will provide you with the information and techniques you need to properly construct and complete vertical boreholes for geothermal applications. This course is optimal for drilling contractors, drilling company owners, and drilling company/project managers.

Participants who complete the class and pass the course exam (administred at the end of the course), will receive a certificate of accredidation and be listed with IGSHPA as an accredited driller.  (IGSHPA membership required)

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Course Outline:

Day 1

Start 08:30 AM

Continental Breakfast and Lunch Provided  

Part 1:  GeoExchange Introduction & Overview

Part 2:  Economics, Marketing & Demand Reduction

Part 3:  Soil and Rock Identification

Part 4:  Selecting, Sizing and Designing the Heat Pump System

Part 5: Designing the Vertical Ground Heat Exchanger

Part 6:  Installing the Ground Heat Exchanger

Day 2

Start 08:30 AM

Continental Breakfast and Lunch Provided  

Part 7:  Grouting Procedures for Vertical Ground Heat Exchangers

Part 8:  Flushing, Purging and Flow Testing the Heat Pump System

Part 9:  Project Costing and Bidding for GeoExchange Drilling

Part 10:  Conclusions

Part 11:  IGSHPA Test – Open Materials

 

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