Geothermal under concrete patio?

petter lorance

March 30, 2018 at 8:47 am #251

Hi,

New member here. Moved into home with 5 vertical wells in a glycol system. I am considering a patio (of some type) that would cover three of the five verticals and a section of lateral run headed to the house. Installer is out of business, hvac contractor is available still. I have a sketch with minimal dimensional detail of well placement. Hvac contractor says all lines and wellheads are 5-6 feet below grade. Issues I am attempting to find answers to are: 1) operating a track mounted skid steer over the installation. 2) removing a foot of earth safely, installing rock fill and compacting, them 4 inch of concrete. 3) do outside connections or well issues happen that will require tearing the patio out to make repairs?
Please help.

I didn’t find the right solution from the Internet.

References:
http://www.greenbuildingtalk.com/Forums/tabid/53/aff/22/aft/84861/afv/topic/Default.aspx
3D Explainer

Thanks