Commercial Water source heat pumps.

[Zero Homes]

Anyone have any experience of water sorce heat pumps? Have got a commercial weaner pig unit needing complete overhaull. Have got a 34kw single phase hydro scheme on site. And a small river that i could install heat pump at. Need opinions to see if the investment is worth making..

Thinking of maybe doing ufh in weaner pens and farrowing house using a ground sorce/water sorce heat pump? Was thinking of installing a chp unit but seeams i have missed the boat with them being on single phase or off grid??!

Are the rhi payments still good on water source heat pumps. And what could I run on single phase 34kw hydro? Thankyou in advance!

 

[Y Fan Wen]

The alternator on my 12kw hydro is capable of being both single phase and 3 phase. It just depends on how the windings are connected together. Maybe yours is the same so you could run a big 3 phase heatpump.

 

[Zero Homes]

I see.. yes i think mine is the same.. have you got a scs controller unit with yours? Mine is a hydrover turgo turbine.

 

[chickens and wheat]

The gripple factory in Sheffield source heat from the river using old pipe work from when the previous factory used river water for cooling.
I went for a look recently, impressive even though there isnt much more than some pipes and a few pumps to look at.

They arnt allowed to lower the water temp more than 2 degrees before returning to river

http://www.heatpumps.media/features/river-power-the-natural-choice-for-gripple

 

[Y Fan Wen]

I see.. yes i think mine is the same.. have you got a scs controller unit with yours? Mine is a hydrover turgo turbine.

scs controller? 4 jet pelton wheel, vertical shaft, belt drive.

 

[Y Fan Wen]

scs controller? 4 jet pelton wheel, vertical shaft, belt drive.

I've found out what scs controller means now. No, mine is made by GP Electronics of Bovey Tracy. It is now 40 years old!

 

[joe soapy]

think I can remember the prototype being installed at brousentor