{"id":141,"date":"2014-04-18T00:00:22","date_gmt":"2014-04-18T00:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bloodforge.com\/?p=141"},"modified":"2020-02-20T03:58:53","modified_gmt":"2020-02-20T03:58:53","slug":"my-arronco-geothermal-installation-in-cincinnati","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bloodforge.azurewebsites.net\/index.php\/2014\/04\/18\/my-arronco-geothermal-installation-in-cincinnati\/","title":{"rendered":"My Arronco Geothermal Installation in Cincinnati"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It was time for me to replace my heat pump, and I got a few bids from local companies. I ended up setting on a geothermal system from&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.arronco.com\/\">Arronco<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They came out yesterday to drill the wells where the tubes will go. The first thing to show up was the tubing, delivered by a local delivery company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WP_20140417_005.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-143\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WP_20140417_005.jpg 1024w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WP_20140417_005-300x168.jpg 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WP_20140417_005-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p> After that the Arronco geothermal truck showed up. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WP_20140417_001.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-144\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WP_20140417_001.jpg 1024w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WP_20140417_001-300x168.jpg 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WP_20140417_001-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p> The guys put down some rubber mats on the lawn so that the tires don\u2019t damage the yard too much. It still ended up tearing up my yard, but I don\u2019t really see how they could do it any other way. They also had very little space to work with as it had to fit between the driveway and the electric box in front of the house. The weight of that truck would have probably cracked my driveway. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WP_20140417_007.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-145\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WP_20140417_007.jpg 1024w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WP_20140417_007-300x168.jpg 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WP_20140417_007-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p> Once everything was set up, they got the truck in. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WP_20140417_008.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WP_20140417_008.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"146\" data-full-url=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WP_20140417_008.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/bloodforge.com\/?attachment_id=146\" class=\"wp-image-146\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WP_20140417_008.jpg 1024w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WP_20140417_008-300x168.jpg 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WP_20140417_008-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WP_20140417_009.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WP_20140417_009.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"147\" data-full-url=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WP_20140417_009.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/bloodforge.com\/?attachment_id=147\" class=\"wp-image-147\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WP_20140417_009.jpg 1024w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WP_20140417_009-300x168.jpg 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WP_20140417_009-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p> Once the truck was in place, they put the big digging arm up and started digging the first of two holes. Each hole was to be 225\u2019 deep. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WP_20140417_017.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WP_20140417_017.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"148\" data-full-url=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WP_20140417_017.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/bloodforge.com\/?attachment_id=148\" class=\"wp-image-148\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WP_20140417_017.jpg 1024w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WP_20140417_017-300x168.jpg 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WP_20140417_017-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WP_20140417_018.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WP_20140417_018.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"149\" data-full-url=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WP_20140417_018.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/bloodforge.com\/?attachment_id=149\" class=\"wp-image-149\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WP_20140417_018.jpg 1024w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WP_20140417_018-300x168.jpg 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WP_20140417_018-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p> The entire process is very loud, a kind of messy (although a lot less messy than I thought it would be). Here are some more photos of the entire process. The white stuff is ground up limestone that started coming up once they got like 30\u2019 below ground. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WP_20140417_025.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WP_20140417_025.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"150\" data-full-url=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WP_20140417_025.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/bloodforge.com\/?attachment_id=150\" class=\"wp-image-150\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WP_20140417_025.jpg 1024w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WP_20140417_025-300x168.jpg 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WP_20140417_025-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WP_20140417_026.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WP_20140417_026.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"151\" data-full-url=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WP_20140417_026.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/bloodforge.com\/?attachment_id=151\" class=\"wp-image-151\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WP_20140417_026.jpg 1024w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WP_20140417_026-300x168.jpg 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WP_20140417_026-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WP_20140417_031.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WP_20140417_031.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"152\" data-full-url=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WP_20140417_031.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/bloodforge.com\/?attachment_id=152\" class=\"wp-image-152\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WP_20140417_031.jpg 1024w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WP_20140417_031-300x168.jpg 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WP_20140417_031-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WP_20140417_035.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WP_20140417_035.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"153\" data-full-url=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WP_20140417_035.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/bloodforge.com\/?attachment_id=153\" class=\"wp-image-153\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WP_20140417_035.jpg 1024w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WP_20140417_035-300x168.jpg 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WP_20140417_035-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WP_20140417_037.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WP_20140417_037.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"154\" data-full-url=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WP_20140417_037.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/bloodforge.com\/?attachment_id=154\" class=\"wp-image-154\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WP_20140417_037.jpg 1024w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WP_20140417_037-300x168.jpg 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WP_20140417_037-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WP_20140417_041.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WP_20140417_041.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"155\" data-full-url=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WP_20140417_041.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/bloodforge.com\/?attachment_id=155\" class=\"wp-image-155\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WP_20140417_041.jpg 1024w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WP_20140417_041-300x168.jpg 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WP_20140417_041-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WP_20140417_045.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WP_20140417_045.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"156\" data-full-url=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WP_20140417_045.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/bloodforge.com\/?attachment_id=156\" class=\"wp-image-156\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WP_20140417_045.jpg 1024w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WP_20140417_045-300x168.jpg 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WP_20140417_045-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WP_20140417_046.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WP_20140417_046.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"157\" data-full-url=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WP_20140417_046.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/bloodforge.com\/?attachment_id=157\" class=\"wp-image-157\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WP_20140417_046.jpg 1024w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WP_20140417_046-300x168.jpg 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WP_20140417_046-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p> After they left, I was left with the following in my yard. They\u2019ll be coming over on Monday to install the unit inside, and on Wednesday to dig the trench that will connect the tubing to the inside. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WP_20140417_047.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-158\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WP_20140417_047.jpg 1024w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WP_20140417_047-300x168.jpg 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WP_20140417_047-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>See <a href=\"\/\/bloodforge.com\/index.php\/2014\/04\/23\/arronco-geothermal-installation-in-cincinnati-part-2\/\">Part 2 of my geothermal system installation in Cincinnati<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was time for me to replace my heat pump, and I got a few bids from local companies. I ended up setting on a geothermal system from&nbsp;Arronco. They came out yesterday to drill the wells where the tubes will go. The first thing to show up was the tubing, delivered by a local delivery [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":142,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bloodforge.azurewebsites.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bloodforge.azurewebsites.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bloodforge.azurewebsites.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bloodforge.azurewebsites.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bloodforge.azurewebsites.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=141"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/bloodforge.azurewebsites.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":176,"href":"https:\/\/bloodforge.azurewebsites.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141\/revisions\/176"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bloodforge.azurewebsites.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/142"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bloodforge.azurewebsites.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=141"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bloodforge.azurewebsites.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=141"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bloodforge.azurewebsites.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=141"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}