ARI
Its activities include:
The applicable standards for rating and testing geothermal heat pump systems are:
There ARI standards maybe viewed and downloaded using their website http://www.ari.org/std. ARI has adopted ARI/ISO Standard-13256-1 as the basis for its certification programs in lieu of standards 325 and 330. Each of these standards are backed by an on-going certification program, which includes random tests at an independent laboratory under contract to ARI. Participating manufacturers certify that their ratings conform to the applicable standard and publish these as part of their product catalogs. They indicate their participation by displaying the ARI seal on all units of certified models, all specification sheets, and other literature mentioning ratings. In order to be certified, models must pass at least three classes of performance tests:
Periodically, ARI updates the Directory of Certified Applied Air-conditioning Products, which includes geothermal heat pumps. All ARI Directories (applied and unitary) are web accessible at http://www.ari.org/directories via PrimeNet. Directories are available after ARI receives a written request from an individual or company in air-conditioning or allied industries. |
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