[Staff] Now running mostly on our backup heating system

[Karen Manzer]

Thanks Wes.

On Sunday, November 30, 2025, Wes Ernsberger <wesernsberger at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Our GSHP system went down this morning.  I'm pretty sure that this is due
> to the same partial clogging of our intake well that we've seen in the
> past.  I came in this afternoon and set up the way we ran much of the last
> heating season with most of the heating of the original building now being
> done by our gas furnace backup system but with the Fireside Lobby and
> Chapel continuing to be heated by our GSHP system.  So far, this
> combination is working fine .. I'll keep on monitoring it from home.  Our
> addition is heated by our ASHP system and is unaffected by this change.
>
> So if you need to adjust the temperature in the original building (except
> Fireside Lobby and Chapel), use the UP/DOWN override buttons located on the
> old thermostats.   There are four of them and they are located in the
> office, the Social Hall, the nursery, and the Sanctuary.  Do not use the
> HOLD function unless you are doing an overnight sleep-over and then be sure
> to release the HOLD when you're done.
>
> I'll be reporting this problem to Dailey Geothermal later this evening.
> Also, our GSHP Committee will discuss details of how best to proceed.
>
> Wes
>


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*Karen Manzer*
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