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Horizontal Drilling for Residential Geothermal
January 9, 2012 | YouTube

Instead of digging trenches or drilling a vertical well to install a geothermal system, some contractors will drill horizontal wells. This allows installation without digging trenches and the wells can travel under buildings, parking lots, athletic fields and more.


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