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  • CSA C448 SERIES : 2016

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    DESIGN AND INSTALLATION OF GROUND SOURCE HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS FOR COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  03-12-2021

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  01-01-2016

    Publisher:  Canadian Standards Association

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    Preface
    ANSI/CSA C448.0-16, Design and installation of ground source
                        heat pump systems - Generic applications
    for all systems
    1 Scope
    2 Reference publications
    3 Definitions
    4 General
    5 Equipment, materials, handling, and installation
    ANSI/CSA C448.1-16, Design and installation of ground source
                        heat pump systems for commercial and
                        institutional buildings
    1 Scope
    2 Reference publications
    4 General
    5 Equipment, materials, handling, and installation
    6 Site survey requirements
    7 Design of systems
    8 Installation of systems
    9 Testing and verification
    10 Heat pump and distribution system design
    11 Heat pump and distribution system installation
    12 System start-up and delivery
    ANSI/CSA C448.2-16, Design and installation of ground source
                        heat pump systems for residential and other
                        small buildings
    1 Scope
    2 Reference publications
    3 Definitions
    4 General
    5 Equipment, materials, handling, and installation
    6 Site survey requirements
    7 Design of systems
    8 Installation of systems
    9 Testing and verification
    10 Distribution system design
    11 System start-up and delivery
    ANSI/CSA C448.3-16, Installation of vertical configured
                        closed-loop ground source heat
                        pump systems
    1 Scope
    2 Reference publications
    3 Definitions
    4 Site survey requirements
    5 Heat exchanger materials and methods
    6 Pipe placement and backfilling
    7 Heat transfer fluids
    8 Testing and verification
    9 System start-up and delivery
    10 Decommissioning and abandonment
    ANSI/CSA C448.4-16, Installation of horizontal
                        configured closed-loop ground
                        source heat pump systems
    1 Scope
    2 Reference publications
    3 Definitions
    4 Site survey requirements
    5 Heat exchanger materials and methods
    6 Pipe placement and backfilling
    7 Heat transfer fluids
    8 Horizontal ground heat exchanger (GHEX) testing
    9 System start-up and delivery
    10 Decommissioning and abandonment
    ANSI/CSA C448.5-16, Installation of surface water
                        (including submerged exchangers)
                        heat pump systems
    1 Scope
    2 Reference publications
    3 Definitions
    4 Site survey requirements
    5 Heat exchanger materials and methods
    6 Horizontal pipe placement and backfilling
    7 Heat transfer fluids
    8 Submerged heat exchanger testing
    9 System start-up and delivery
    10 Decommissioning and abandonment
    ANSI/CSA C448.6-16, Installation of open ground
                        water systems
    1 Scope
    2 Reference publications
    3 Definitions
    4 Site survey requirements
    5 Horizontal piping from extraction wells and to
      injection wells - Materials and methods
    6 Pipe placement and backfilling
    7 Testing and verification
    8 System start-up and delivery
    9 Decommissioning and abandonment
    ANSI/CSA C448.7-16, Installation of standing column
                        well heat pump systems
    1 Scope
    2 Reference publications
    3 Definitions
    4 Site survey requirements
    5 Heat exchanger materials and methods
    6 Pipe placement and backfilling
    7 Water quality and testing
    8 Testing and verification
    9 System start-up and delivery
    10 Decommissioning and abandonment
    ANSI/CSA C448.8-16, Installation of direct expansion
                        heat pump systems
    1 Scope
    2 Reference publications
    3 Definitions
    4 Site survey requirements
    5 General requirements
    6 Pipe placement and backfilling
    7 Direct expansion (DX) system design
    8 Direct expansion (DX) system installation
    9 Direct expansion (DX) systems
    10 Heat pump replacement
    11 Labelling
    12 Configuration for DX systems
    13 Testing and verification of direct expansion
       (DX) systems
    14 Refrigeration system
    Annexes
    Annex A (informative) - Electrical, environmental, and
            other guidelines for ground source heat pumps
            and underground thermal energy storage (UTES)
            systems
    Annex B (informative) - Installation checklist for open-
            and closed-loop ground source heat pump systems
    Annex C (informative) - Site survey worksheet
    Annex D (informative) - A multiple measure method
            for determining the appropriate size of a
            closed-loop ground source heating and
            cooling system for a small building
    Annex E (informative) - Annual energy requirements
            based on modified ASHRAE bin hour method
    Annex F (informative) - Bibliography

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    Contains: a) ANSI/CSA C448.0, Design and installation of ground source heat pump systems - Generic applications for all systems; b) ANSI/CSA C448.1, Design and installation of ground source heat pump systems for commercial and institutional buildings; c) ANSI/CSA C448.2, Design and installation of ground source heat pump systems for residential and other small buildings; d) ANSI/CSA C448.3, Installation of vertical configured closed-loop ground source heat pump systems; e) ANSI/CSA C448.4, Installation of horizontal configured closed-loop ground source heat pump systems; f) ANSI/CSA C448.5, Installation of surface water (including submerged exchangers) heat pump systems; g) ANSI/CSA C448.6, Installation of open-loop systems ground water heat pump systems; h) ANSI/CSA C448.7, Installation of standing column well heat pump systems; and i) ANSI/CSA C448.8, Installation of direct expansion heat pump systems.

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    Development Note Supersedes CSA C445 and CSA C447. (06/2006) 2013 Edition along with GEN INS 1 & GEN INS 2 is still active, available in English & French. (01/2016)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher Canadian Standards Association
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By
    Supersedes

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    CSA B137 COMPENDIUM : 2017 THERMOPLASTIC PRESSURE PIPING COMPENDIUM
    ICC IRC CODE AND COMMENTARY VOLUME 2 : 2015 IRC® Code and Commentary, Volume 2
    B214-16 Installation code for hydronic heating systems
    NSF 14 : 2016 PLASTICS PIPING SYSTEM COMPONENTS AND RELATED MATERIALS

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    CSA C22.2 No. 60335-2-40 : 2017 HOUSEHOLD AND SIMILAR ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES - SAFETY - PART 2-40: PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTRICAL HEAT PUMPS, AIR-CONDITIONERS AND DEHUMIDIFIERS
    ASTM F 876 : 2017 : REDLINE SPECIFICATION FOR CROSSLINKED POLYETHYLENE (PEX) TUBING
    NSF 61 : 2016 DRINKING WATER SYSTEM COMPONENTS - HEALTH EFFECTS
    ASTM D 3261 : 2016-11 SPECIFICATION FOR BUTT HEAT FUSION POLYETHYLENE (PE) PLASTIC FITTINGS FOR POLYETHYLENE (PE) PLASTIC PIPE AND TUBING
    CSA B137.0 : 2009 GEN INS 1 11 DEFINITIONS, GENERAL REQUIREMENTS, AND METHODS OF TESTING FOR THERMOPLASTIC PRESSURE PIPING
    ASTM D 5334 : 2014 : REDLINE Standard Test Method for Determination of Thermal Conductivity of Soil and Soft Rock by Thermal Needle Probe Procedure
    ASTM D 1177 : 2017 : REDLINE Standard Test Method for Freezing Point of Aqueous Engine Coolants
    ASTM C 150/C150M : 2017-04 SPECIFICATION FOR PORTLAND CEMENT
    ASHRAE 90.2 : 2007 ENERGY-EFFICIENT DESIGN OF LOW-RISE RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
    ASHRAE 90.1 : 1999 ENERGY STANDARD FOR BUILDINGS EXCEPT LOW-RISE RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
    DIN 16893:2000-09 CROSSLINKED POLYETHYLENE (PE-X) PIPES - DIMENSIONS
    ASTM D 3013 : 2013 : REDLINE Standard Specification for Epoxy Molding Compounds
    CSA B137.1 : 2009 GEN INS 1 11 POLYETHYLENE (PE) PIPE, TUBING, AND FITTINGS FOR COLD-WATER PRESSURE SERVICES
    ASHRAE HDBK FUNDAMENTALS : 2013 ASHRAE HANDBOOK - FUNDAMENTALS
    AWS A5.8/A5.8M : 2013 SPECIFICATION FOR FILLER METALS FOR BRAZING AND BRAZE WELDING
    ASHRAE HDBK HVAC APPLICATIONS : 2015 ASHRAE HANDBOOK - HVAC APPLICATIONS
    ASTM D 2683 : 2014 : REDLINE Standard Specification for Socket-Type Polyethylene Fittings for Outside Diameter-Controlled Polyethylene Pipe and Tubing
    CSA C13256.2 : 2001 WATER-SOURCE HEAT PUMPS - TESTING AND RATING FOR PERFORMANCE - PART 2: WATER-TO-WATER AND BRINE-TO-WATER HEAT PUMPS
    ASTM D 2513 : 2017-01 SPECIFICATION FOR POLYETHYLENE (PE) GAS PRESSURE PIPE, TUBING, AND FITTINGS
    ASTM F 714 : 2013 : REDLINE Standard Specification for Polyethylene (PE) Plastic Pipe (DR-PR) Based on Outside Diameter
    AWWA C901 : 2017 POLYETHYLENE (PE) PRESSURE PIPE AND TUBING, 3/4 IN. (19 MM) THROUGH 3 IN. (76 MM), FOR WATER SERVICE
    NSF 60 : 2016 DRINKING WATER TREATMENT CHEMICALS - HEALTH EFFECTS
    ASTM D 2765 : 2016 : REDLINE Standard Test Methods for Determination of Gel Content and Swell Ratio of Crosslinked Ethylene Plastics
    NACE SP 01 69 : 2013 CONTROL OF EXTERNAL CORROSION ON UNDERGROUND OR SUBMERGED METALLIC PIPING SYSTEMS
    B52-13 Mechanical refrigeration code
    ASHRAE 34 : 2013 DESIGNATION AND SAFETY CLASSIFICATION OF REFRIGERANTS
    AWWA C510 : 2007 DOUBLE CHECK-VALVE BACKFLOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLY
    ISO 14531-2:2004 Plastics pipes and fittings — Crosslinked polyethylene (PE-X) pipe systems for the conveyance of gaseous fuels — Metric series — Specifications — Part 2: Fittings for heat-fusion jointing
    ASHRAE HDBK REFRIGERATION : 2014 ASHRAE HANDBOOK - REFRIGERATION
    ASTM F 1055 : 2016-09 SPECIFICATION FOR ELECTROFUSION TYPE POLYETHYLENE FITTINGS FOR OUTSIDE DIAMETER CONTROLLED POLYETHYLENE AND CROSSLINKED POLYETHYLENE (PEX) PIPE AND TUBING
    ASTM D 3350 : 2014 : REDLINE Standard Specification for Polyethylene Plastics Pipe and Fittings Materials
    C22.2 NO. 236-15 Heating and cooling equipment (Bi-national standard with UL 1995)
    DIN 16892:2000-07 CROSSLINKED POLYETHYLENE (PE-X) PIPES - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS, TESTING
    NACE TM 02 12 : 2012 DETECTION, TESTING, AND EVALUATION OF MICROBIOLOGICALLY INFLUENCED CORROSION ON INTERNAL SURFACES OF PIPELINES
    CSA B137.5 : 2009 GEN INS 1 11 CROSSLINKED POLYETHYLENE (PEX) TUBING SYSTEMS FOR PRESSURE APPLICATIONS
    ASTM D 3035 : 2015 : REDLINE Standard Specification for Polyethylene (PE) Plastic Pipe (DR-PR) Based on Controlled Outside Diameter
    ASME B16.22 : 2013 WROUGHT COPPER AND COPPER ALLOY SOLDER-JOINT PRESSURE FITTINGS
    CSA C748 : 2013 PERFORMANCE OF DIRECT-EXPANSION (DX) GROUND-SOURCE HEAT PUMPS
    ASTM D 2447 : 2003 Standard Specification for Polyethylene (PE) Plastic Pipe, Schedules 40 and 80, Based on Outside Diameter (Withdrawn 2010)
    ASHRAE HDBK HVAC SYSTEMS & EQUIPMENT : 2012 ASHRAE HANDBOOK - HVAC SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT
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