Environmental Protection Act
Loi sur la protection de l’environnement
ONTARIO REGULATION 177/98
GROUND SOURCE HEAT PUMPS
Note: This Regulation was revoked on May 18, 2012. See: O. Reg. 98/12, ss. 6, 7.
Last amendment: O. Reg. 98/12.
This Regulation is made in English only.
1. In this Regulation,
“ground source heat pump” means a heating and cooling system for buildings that uses a liquid to exchange heat with the ground or ground water. O. Reg. 177/98, s. 1.
2. A ground source heat pump that uses a liquid other than methanol is exempted from section 9 of the Act. O. Reg. 177/98, s. 2.
3. (1) No ground source heat pump that uses methanol shall be used unless it was put into operation before June 1, 1998. O. Reg. 177/98, s. 3 (1).
(2) No ground source heat pump that uses methanol shall be constructed, altered, extended or replaced. O. Reg. 177/98, s. 3 (2).
4. Omitted (revokes other Regulations). O. Reg. 177/98, s. 4.
