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- Page 1 Operation, Installation & Maintenance Instructions Installation of Ground Array (Slinky ® Horizontal Ground Coupling for Heat Pumps Please keep these instructions safe in a safe place. If you move house, please hand them over to the next occupier. © Baxi Heating UK Ltd 2006...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
® being installed in a lake, add antifreeze14 © Baxi Heating UK Ltd 2006 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, or stored in any retrieval system of any nature (including in any database), in each case whether... -
Page 3: Installation
Typical Slinky ® Installation © Baxi Heating UK Ltd 2006... -
Page 4: Installation
Typical Single Slinky ® Installation © Baxi Heating UK Ltd 2006... -
Page 5: Introduction
Closed loop ground arrays circulate the same fluid around them all the time, usually a mixture of antifreeze and water. Open loop system pump water from a source (river/borehole/sea etc) through the heat pump and then dispose of the water. If a closed loop ground array such as a slinky ®... -
Page 6: General Arrangement Of Heat Pump & Slinkies
General arrangement of heat pump © Baxi Heating UK Ltd 2006... -
Page 7: Sizing, Installation Orientation
When the slinkies ® arrive on site, the white cable ties should be cut, which will allow the coil to be unwound. The slinky ® can then be laid out and placed in the trench. -
Page 8: Placing The Slinky
Headers The slinkies ® are supplied with a “header”, which is usually about 10 metres or more. This allows the 2 m deep slinky ® trench to be terminated a little way from the building, and for these header pipes from all the slinkies ®... -
Page 9: Testing & Backfilling
Testing The slinky ® coils are supplied pre-tested and certified by Baxi. It is recommended that the slinkies ® are re-tested with either air or water before the trenches are backfilled. It is possible to pressure test using an air compressor, but great care must be taken in case of a sudden release of air. Using water is a safest method, but it is necessary to "purge"... - Page 10 Construction of 30,40,50m slinkies ® © Baxi Heating UK Ltd 2006...
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Page 11: Manifolds & Pipe Connections
"reverse return". Connecting pipe to the manifold The pipe must be cut squarely, and neatly, and any burrs inside or outside removed. A proper plastic pipe cutter should be used. Each slinky ®... -
Page 12: Typical Manifold Arrangement
Typical Manifold Arrangement Typical manifold arrangement for a pair of slinkies ® Ensure that the slinkies ® are connected “reverse return” to ensure even flow through both slinkies ® © Baxi Heating UK Ltd 2006... -
Page 13: Orientation, Lakes & Ponds
® It is immaterial which direction the fluid is pumped around the ground arrays - the connections to the heat pump are generic. It is essential that the slinkies connected so that one end of each slinky ® is connected to the "feed" manifold, and the other end is connected to the "return" manifold"; the effective length of each of the slinkies ®... - Page 14 , installed in a lake Slinkies ® being installed in a lake. Note the headers from the other slinkies ® on the left hand side that are already floated out. Adding antifreeze to an 8 slinky ® system. © Baxi Heating UK Ltd 2006...
- Page 15 Notes Notes © Baxi Heating UK Ltd 2006...
- Page 16 Baxi Heating UK Ltd Brooks House, Coventry Road, Warwick. CV34 4LL After Sales Service and Technical Enquiries 08700 603 261 Website www.baxi.co.uk e&oe ompany © Baxi Heating UK Ltd 2006 Comp N TP0202 - Iss 1 - 6/06...