Dandelion companions with residential geothermal contractors all through the Northeast to supply geothermal drilling and floor loop set up providers. One instance of the sort of venture is an August 2024 venture Dandelion drilled at a house in Belchertown, MA.
The Belchertown, MA house was tucked into the forest, simply off the highway. Whereas a wheeled rig could have been in a position to entry the entrance yard, drilling there would require trenching throughout the driveway as a result of the house owner’s heating system was situated on the left aspect of the home, on the highest of the above image.
With our tracked rig and separate compressor, we had been in a position to find the borehole on the aspect of the home proper subsequent to the place the geothermal warmth pump can be situated, conserving the ditch quick and the tools out of the best way of the house owner’s driveway.
Along with the rig and compressor, Dandelion can convey a customized dumpster to jobs that can profit from it to gather spoils and preserve the location clear. A customized umbilical is run from the rig to the dumpster, funneling the spoils instantly into it for containment. Notice how clear the house owner’s aspect yard is, even in the course of the drilling course of. This may be important for suburban houses in densely populated neighborhoods.
Our rigs are small and light-weight. Along with permitting for entry to tight areas, this enables us to work with small crews and keep away from the necessity for auxiliary tools which may in any other case be wanted to carry heavy drill rods, for instance.
On this picture, you may see one among our drilling group members is ready to simply transfer a rod into place himself, with out the help of exterior tools.
This picture, taken proper after drilling was accomplished, exhibits how the location was stored clear.
Dandelion usually drills 4.5” boreholes for our residential tasks and installs 1.5” ubend pipes. This picture exhibits the upend pipes popping out of the borehole earlier than grouting has taken place.
A specifically designed truck delivers the drilling rig and dumpster and collects them on the finish of the job in an effort to drive them to the subsequent location.
All in all, Dandelion’s single household residential drilling suite of apparatus is optimized for residential job websites, house owner friendliness (conserving the location clear), small drill crew sizes and simple transportation logistics. All of those components enable us to supply aggressive pricing for drilling providers that owners love.
