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Originally Posted by DickR
the heat pump uses one well, somewhat oversized for the two-ton heating system
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This is a point that I learned when doing my research. I already had a deep well with a high static water level. So it seemed ideal for use with a heat pump/geothermal system.
However, the diameter of the well was not large enough to accommodate all the piping needed for the water supply and the pipes needed for the loop system. So I would have needed to either drill an additional well or widen the one I had (which would be about the same as drilling a new one)
My whole heating system, including installation, was less than what the well would have cost, even before installing the rest of a geothermal system. With that kind of up front cost outlay, it just wasn't worth it, no matter how appealing the other factors appeared.