Manual

How to Flush an Earth Loop with a Buried Manifold
1. Close valves (1.)
and (2.), located
on lines to and
from the loop
field.
2. Remove screw
caps from tees (3.)
and (4.), then
connect flush cart
hoses to 1“ MNT.
3. Flush and purge
loop field
thoroughly with
flush cart.
the GT
®
/QT
®
flow
center pump(s).
7. Close valve (2.)
and disconnect
hose from tee (4.);
screw cap back on.
8. Open valve (1.)
and (2.); start
system.
4. Disconnect
hoses from tees
(3.) and (4.) Put
cap back on tee
(3.).
5. Connect 1”
clear hose with
swivel connector
to tee (4.), put
hose into top of
flow center.
6. Open valve
(2.) and turn on
flow center; flush
inside piping and
heat pump with
9. Any small
amounts of air
remaining in the
system will become
trapped and
isolated in the GT
®
/
QT
®
flow center.
10. Check the flow
with a flow meter
tool. Fill flow center
to bottom of dip
tube elbow on a GT
®
flow center or to the
top of the elbow on
a QT
®
flow center.
Patent No. 5,244,037
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