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Selecting and Installing a Geothermal Heat Pump System Reading List

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• Rafferty, K. (February 2001). "An Information Survival Kit for the Prospective Geothermal Heat Pump Owner." (PDF 229 KB). Geo-Heat Center, Oregon Institute of Technology.

• "Heat from the Earth: Geothermal Heat Pumps." (October 1996). The Family Handyman (46:9); pp. 9-12.

• "Space Conditioning: The Next Frontier." (April 1993). 430-R-93-004: Environmental Protection Agency.

• Rock Smith, B.; Arco, J. (November/December 1996). "Do You Dig Ground-Source Heat Pumps?" Home Energy.

• Rafferty, K. (March 2000). "A Guide to On-Line Geological Information and Publications for Use in GSHP Site Characterization." (PDF 366 KB). Oregon Institute of Technology's Geo-Heat Center.

• Rafferty, K. (July 1999). "Scaling in Geothermal Heat Pump Systems." (PDF 1.2 MB). Geo-Heat Center, Oregon Institute of Technology.

• Cataldo, S. (September/October 1999). "Ground-Source Heat Pumps Dig In." Home Energy.