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General Information
3.4 Preparation and drainage
The heat pump should be positioned so that the house cannot be damaged
and the condensation water can easily drain into the ground. The foundation
should be of concrete blocks or similar, resting on crushed stones or gravel.
• Make a 'stone curb' under the heat pump. Remember that there may
be up to 70 litres of condensation water a day under some conditions.
• Make a 70 – 100 cm deep hole.
• Place a moisture barrier in the hole on the side against the foundations
of the building
• Half fill the hole with crushed stones and lay concrete blocks or similar.
• Mark up the c/c dimension (1155 cm) between the blocks to match the
span of the heat pump stand.
• Use a spirit level to ensure that the blocks are level.
• Place crushed stones around the blocks to achieve optimal drainage.
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Coarse crushed
stone about 70-100
cm deep.
Concrete
blocks
Concrete
blocks
c/c dimension 1155 mm
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Concrete blocks
Moisture barrier,
moisture barrier,
up against
the building
foundations.
451 mm