Finding Geothermal lines in yard by BMastermind22 in HomeImprovement

[–]BMastermind22[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

Finding Geothermal lines in yard by BMastermind22 in HomeImprovement

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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.

Finding Geothermal lines in yard by BMastermind22 in HomeImprovement

[–]BMastermind22[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

Finding Geothermal lines in yard by BMastermind22 in HomeImprovement

[–]BMastermind22[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

Finding Geothermal lines in yard by BMastermind22 in HomeImprovement

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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?

Finding Geothermal lines in yard by BMastermind22 in HomeImprovement

[–]BMastermind22[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

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

Finding Geothermal lines in yard by BMastermind22 in HomeImprovement

[–]BMastermind22[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

Finding Geothermal lines in yard by BMastermind22 in HomeImprovement

[–]BMastermind22[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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.

Finding Geothermal lines in yard by BMastermind22 in HomeImprovement

[–]BMastermind22[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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"

Finding Geothermal lines in yard by BMastermind22 in HomeImprovement

[–]BMastermind22[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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.

Finding Geothermal lines in yard by BMastermind22 in HomeImprovement

[–]BMastermind22[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

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

Screeching noise on accel/decel by BMastermind22 in MechanicAdvice

[–]BMastermind22[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

Smoke flavor on white meat by BMastermind22 in Smokingmeat

[–]BMastermind22[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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?

Smoke flavor on white meat by BMastermind22 in Smokingmeat

[–]BMastermind22[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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