PLANNING / SELECTION / HANDOVER
Before choosing the equipment
Bring available land information, access restrictions and existing utility records. Ask how geology, drilling or excavation conditions and approvals will be evaluated before a fixed scope is offered.
What belongs in the quote
Separate loop-field work, indoor equipment, distribution changes and restoration in the proposal. Request as-built loop records and clear responsibility for testing and future service.
Think about the surrounding system
Ask for the proposed equipment combination, its capacity at your design outdoor temperature and a written backup-heat strategy. Compare electrical work, distribution changes, condensate handling and controls alongside the outdoor unit. A brand name alone does not describe the complete system.
Three questions for your contractor
- What investigation supports the loop design?
- Who owns drilling and restoration?
- What loop records will be supplied?
Prepare a useful first conversation
Bring the site location, building use, equipment model details and photographs of accessible equipment. Describe the problem or planned change and any access or shutdown constraints. Ask the contractor to identify design assumptions, excluded work, required approvals and who will commission the finished system.
This is a project-planning guide. Final equipment selection and installation details need a qualified contractor or designer familiar with the site.
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