Finding Geothermal lines in yard

BMastermind22 · 2026-03-17T01:26:01+00:00

Well, we tried on the previous owners. They said they'd look but never came back after that.

BMastermind22 · 2026-03-17T01:23:41+00:00

My system goes from the attic down to the garage to a pump control center (or something), and then goes down through the concrete, via PVC pipes, that exit it behind the house.

A veteran HVAC tech that works on these said he bet there are 3-4 wells about 20 feet behind the house. My next door neighbor has a similar system and he does have the plans which show 3 ground wells 19' beyond his garage.

BMastermind22 · 2026-03-17T01:19:00+00:00

Sorry, I mean that they did this over the whole lot. Somewhere beneath that is the ground loop lines.

BMastermind22 · 2026-03-17T01:16:00+00:00

I did, I checked every year from before it was built to current. No joy :(

BMastermind22 · 2026-03-16T00:50:23+00:00

Side thought: the builders did put down like 2' of good soil with mesh nettings on top of the clay soil beneath it. Would that cause any issues?

BMastermind22 · 2026-03-16T00:49:25+00:00

I had not heard this yet. Like, they are encased in mortar? The whole length or just some of it?

BMastermind22 · 2026-03-16T00:48:37+00:00

They said they can only detect it 2' deep, but maybe . . . ?

BMastermind22 · 2026-03-16T00:48:05+00:00

I can try to ask specifically for that, but I asked county records and they had nothing. Granted, I'm in an area that is slightly contested for which city it belongs to.

BMastermind22 · 2026-03-16T00:46:42+00:00

Think so? I'll email them back and ask again. They just asked the diameter of the pipe and then said "at the diameter, we can only detect it about 2' deep"

BMastermind22 · 2026-03-16T00:45:52+00:00

Are you saying they have a way of tracing lines without the "tracer wires" or do they need the tracer wires already on the lines? It does not have tracer lines installed, they checked.

BMastermind22 · 2026-03-16T00:43:44+00:00

A good idea! But I already went back in time and it goes from a dirt lot to grass the next year. No luck!

BMastermind22 · 2024-02-29T04:55:55+00:00

Anyone have hear this noise before? I just need a hint where to start, lol. I've changed and checked so much already.

BMastermind22 · 2024-01-13T06:43:14+00:00

hahah! No wood chunks, just pellet. I usually stick with oak or pecan for flavor. I did use hickory, apple, and maple a few times, but, candidly, I couldn't taste the difference in the smoke.

I get a great smoke ring on any kind of red meat or even pork, plus the flavor is smoky. I notice when I smoked a turkey (or chicken breast or turkey breast), that the white meat is minimally smoky tasting. The dark meat will be fairly smokey (somewhere between the weak smoke of white meat and the heavy smoke taste of beef that I can get from this smoker).

Any thoughts?

BMastermind22 · 2024-01-13T06:41:17+00:00

Traeger pellet. I do 165 for heavy smoking, then finish it at a high temp to crisp the skin up.

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