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Frugal and Energy Efficient Living

HereSince1628

(36,063 posts) Mon Dec 3, 2012, 10:47 PM Dec 2012

In case you've never seen the hole for a horizontal geothermal field [View all]

This went in on our project today.

6--loops each 600 total feet long, in a trench 8 ft deep, 14 feet wide and 300 feet long.

Digging started around 7:30, trench was covered over by dusk (4:30ish). Ready for tomorrow's topsoil replacement, so the ag field it went under will be ready to farm in spring

On edit, this can't really be called frugal, but it'll be energy efficient.

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In case you've never seen the hole for a horizontal geothermal field [View all] HereSince1628 Dec 2012 OP

I suppose if you dug that thing yourself, it might show some evidence of frugality!!! MADem Dec 2012 #1

Hopefully, the efficiency of the system in operation will yield savings HereSince1628 Dec 2012 #2

I thought they were vertical and have never seen this. cbayer Dec 2012 #3

Vertical is usually just used when space is limited. Kaleva Dec 2012 #4

It works pretty much as does a geothermal well... HereSince1628 Dec 2012 #5

Sounds like a great system. cbayer Dec 2012 #6

There are no local emissions. WE-Utilities requires a 300 amp electrical service HereSince1628 Dec 2012 #7

I hope you will continue to post about the results as winter really sets in. cbayer Dec 2012 #8

In the interest of frugality...the system may not go into service before mid-Mar... HereSince1628 Dec 2012 #9

Looks interesting. Curmudgeoness Dec 2012 #10

The pic is the trench that holds a heat transfer system for a geothermal assisted heat pump HereSince1628 Dec 2012 #11

Thanks, I love the details. Curmudgeoness Dec 2012 #12

What did you dig it with? TxRider Jan 2013 #13