A direct expansion geothermal heat exchange
system including certain line set sizes, distances, designs, depths, and lengths, including a long trench
system design, certain vapor line coverings and moisturizing means, certain
refrigerant operational pressures and type, certain pin restrictor sizes and locations, certain
liquid line insulation lengths, certain containment
pipe composition,
pipe sizing with
polyethylene,
pipe antifreeze fill percentage, and pipe top sealing, a certain oil return safeguard procedure, certain interior
heat exchanger design tonnages with predominate heating loads and with predominate cooling loads, a certain
receiver type and capacity, an optional means of placing sub-surface
refrigerant transport tubing within respective protective containment pipes, certain trench
system and well / borehole system combinations, and certain trench creation means.