July 7 2008, the weather is
crisp and sunny again after a rainy weekend, and the drill crew is
finishing by retracting the outer tube slowly after having filled it
with Injektherm compound:
The last outer shaft is retracted and the
geothermal probe is visible -- the Rig has done its job and crawls
up Puffertgassli:
Awaiting transport to the next drilling site:
And a real Monster it looks like:
Transport is here!
The geothermal probe is flushed with water ---- and leak tested
with 6 Bar pressure: it checked out fine after 3 hours
Here is the inside of one of the protective shafts:
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Herr Aeschbacher ---- Mr. Swissdrill Himself:
Next: Connecting the energy to the house
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