We have installed 800m of ground loops for the ground source heat pump.  The hole has been back filled and we are now excavating the other half of the field.  This will hopefully enable us to install the remaining 1000m to pipework.  The pipes need to be spaced 750mm apart, there we need a minimum of 750 sqm of space.  We have EXACTLY 750 sqm, so this is going to be close, very close. We won’t know if we have enough space until we attempt to lay the pipework.  This is scheduled to happen on Thursday, so we don’t have to wait very long.

There is a 1000m of pipe to be laid in this hole once all of the ground has been cleared. We reckon it will be Thursday before we are ready to lay the pipes - once the hole is flattened, there is 60 tonnes of sand to lay on the base of the hole.

There is a 1000m of pipe to be laid in this hole once all of the ground has been cleared. We reckon it will be Thursday before we are ready to lay the pipes – once the hole is flattened, there is 60 tonnes of sand to lay on the base of the hole.

Once the large stones in the bottom of the hole haev been dealt with (crushed), we will add sand to the base of the hole to protect the pipework.

Once the large stones in the bottom of the hole haev been dealt with (crushed), we will add sand to the base of the hole to protect the pipework.

The ground loops are going to go right up to the new extension as we need to use all the land that we have available to us. With 1000m of pipe to install, we require around 750 sqm. We reckon we have exactly 750 sqm available.

The ground loops are going to go right up to the new extension as we need to use all the land that we have available to us. With 1000m of pipe to install, we require around 750 sqm. We reckon we have exactly 750 sqm available.