Hi
I am in the process of building a house in Roscommon and would like to go with the Geothermal Energy option with UFH. The ground floor is block layed at the moment.
The site however is very rocky, it took ages for the foundations to be dug. I've heard that the Geothermal option doesn't work too well through rocky ground, seemingly there isn't sufficient heat and that the heat pump would have to do more and be on for longer to get the required temperature to run the UFH. Does anyone know if this is true?
Also, is it even possible to install the geothermal system in rocky ground?
I'd be interested to hear if anyone has had a similar problem?
If I can't get this installed I'll have to go with the Wood Pellet system...
I am in the process of building a house in Roscommon and would like to go with the Geothermal Energy option with UFH. The ground floor is block layed at the moment.
The site however is very rocky, it took ages for the foundations to be dug. I've heard that the Geothermal option doesn't work too well through rocky ground, seemingly there isn't sufficient heat and that the heat pump would have to do more and be on for longer to get the required temperature to run the UFH. Does anyone know if this is true?
Also, is it even possible to install the geothermal system in rocky ground?
I'd be interested to hear if anyone has had a similar problem?
If I can't get this installed I'll have to go with the Wood Pellet system...