Heat Pump Pipes Day 4
Day 3 – Tuesday 31st August Finished laying the pipes in the trench. Now we have to cover them in fill (sand/soil) to the level of the bottom of the…
Heat Pump Pipes Day 3
Day 2 – Monday 30th August Lots of rain yesterday and overnight (25mm), this caused another wall collapse near the exit of the earth tubes. Luckily its time to start…
Heat Pump Pipes Day 2
A short day… Continued to lay pipes and got the first run of pipes from the house end to the wall of the trench next to the shed done. Then…
Earth Tubes Day 18 & Heat Pump Pipes Day 1
Day 18 – Saturday 28th August Continued to cover the earth tubes with more sand by moving the excess from the right of the L. But while compacting the fill…
Earth Tubes Days 16 & 17
Day 16 – Thursday 26th August Rained all day! But we did buy a submersible pump for the rainwater tank. Day 17 – Friday 27th August The rain yesterday caused…
Earth Tubes Day 15
Day 15 – Wednesday 25th August Another day in the pit. We thought we would be able to finish installing the tubes today. But soon after we started digging out…
Shaun buried by wall collapse
Shaun was digging near the wall of the pit and a large section collpased on him. He was buried up his waist! But that was on 300mm deep as he…
Earth Tubes Days 13 & 14
Day 13 – Monday 23rd August Short days work today, started late after Shaun had an appointment and finished early because it rained! But we got the first section completed by…
Earth Tubes Days 11 & 12
Progress in installing the actual earth tubes in the bottom of the pit. Day 11 – Saturday 21st August Installed 5 earth tubes today, this involved moving large amount of…
Earth Tubes Day 10
Day 10 – Friday 20th August Down into hell again, well the pit is very hot when the sun shines… Started by repairing the frame holding the exit pipes as…