geothermal posiblities on burying line installation

wilson ind · Jun 20, 2014

Hope not to start a war !! Just wondering why local farmers with tile plow could not lay proper tubing underground . This seems like a very efficient method.Large area for smooth curves or just large smooth circle seems good.Possibly dig with backhoe to make directional change. One estimate obtained was underground boring at a distance of 500 feet. Rather expensive I might add. Not wanting to start another multiple page discussion, nor interested in why not use geothermal at all. Please just your ideas on the tile plow method.

Ron Anderson · Jun 20, 2014

The way they do it around here is dig down 6 or 8 feet with a back hoe and make the hole wide enough so you can lay loops about 6 t 8 feet flat on the ground over lapping each other. This trench will be quite long depending on how many sq feet is to be cooled or heated. I helped a couple friends put the line in but that's all. They were all happy with the results. It makes way more sense then the wind generator or solar heat as it puts heat into the ground in the summer and removes it in the winter.

Anonymous-0 · Jun 20, 2014

Around here they just use a trencher and make as many runs as needed, and of course a backhoe to make any connections needed. It does mess of the yard if for an existing structure, but most are in new home construction.

bobfeatherstone · Jun 20, 2014

not sure what tile plow depth is, but here Ontario , Canada ) they stuff it down about 6 + feet
bob

David G · Jun 20, 2014

The deeper the better, that is why it is good to bore it in. The temperature is more constant at depth, and you have less chance of the line drying out and becoming non conductive.

ohiojim · Jun 21, 2014

the set-up I looked at had the pipes in sort of a mesh about 3 foot wide you needed a wide ditch to lay it in....

Geo-TH,In · Jun 21, 2014

Bill,
No idea about tile plow, but how is your backhoe?
You know that if you are playing in the dirt, that makes you a dirty old man? I resemble that remark.

Brother in law sells geos. He puts his about 10 ft deep in northern Indiana. They dig a deep hole and put all the piping in one hole.

If you have two wells, there is a method called pump and dump. Pump water out of one well, run it through geo and dump it back in the other well.

If you have an endless supply of water, you could pump it and dump it in a lake. EPA might frown on that method, not sure.

Ask a professional HVAC person what is best for you.
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