We want to use a ground source heat pump in SE Texas for heating and air-conditioning. Does anyone have any information on the slinky type pipes to reduce the depth of the hole/s that have to be drilled?
Appreciate your help!
We want to use a ground source heat pump in SE Texas for heating and air-conditioning. Does anyone have any information on the slinky type pipes to reduce the depth of the hole/s that have to be drilled?
Appreciate your help!
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We did trenches w/ slinkys is that what you mean? Digging trenches (5 was min - we did 7') was cheaper than drilling a well(s). The pipe was coiled and layed along the bottom of the trench in stone dust. We went 7' to hit groundwater for efficiency's sake.
The gshp was very efficient - or at least our bills were low - we had nothing to compare to.