ᐅ Ground collectors for smaller areas?

Created on: 17 Mar 2019 22:05
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Lucrezia
There is a general rule of thumb that the area where the ground collectors are installed should be about 1.5 to 2 times larger than the living space to be heated.

Now, there is a provider (N ibe) that manages to do this with about one-third of that area. Unfortunately, this provider is not available in our region.

Does anyone know of other similar concepts or companies?
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denz.
18 Mar 2019 22:27
Not yet. But probably in about 3 weeks.

Well, warranty and guarantee...
Well, it’s a matter of perspective.

Trench collector brand?
That’s not really a brand but more of a system.
Lucrezia18 Mar 2019 22:49
Good luck with the installation 🙂
denz. schrieb:

Ring trench collector brand?
That’s not really a brand but more of a system.

Aren’t there different suppliers, like with ground source heat pumps, boreholes ...? Or where/how do you buy your system?
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denz.
19 Mar 2019 06:10
Oh, I see. I ordered everything – the pipe, the SBK manifold, and the brine mixture – from Muggenhumer in Austria.
There are definitely cheaper suppliers, and you can probably buy just the brine concentrate and mix it yourself with water.
But I would recommend browsing through the htd forum.

I have already installed the trench collector loop. I just need to connect the manifold and fill it with brine.

The htd forum also has several reports from “self-installers” (including mine).