What is Hydrorock?
Hydrorock is a natural aquifer block.
Our blocks are made from natural stone wool, pre-wrapped in a protective geo-filtration membrane.
Hydrorock natural aquifer block solutions offer TOTAL configuration flexibility… at both the design and installation stages.
Hydrorock uses the power of Rockflow® stone wool from ROCKWOOL
Hydrorock aquifiers are made from Rockflow® stone wool – a product from ROCKWOOL. This stone wool is specifically engineered for water management applications:
- Like a sponge, it has up to 95% hollow space available for water storage
- Super strong: thanks to its stability and stiffness, can be installed below ground under roads, parking lots etc
- Filtration: the dense network of mineral fibres captures pollutants from runoff water
- Capillary force: collected water can be retained for plants and trees
- Flexible: maximum design freedom and ease of installation allow for tailor-made water management solutions
- Sustainable: Stone wool is a sustainable material for modern rainwater management
How Hydrorock natural aquifer blocks work
Vertically aligned rock fibres draw up water by capillary action.
Hydrorock blocks soak up water like a sponge – rapidly absorbing up to 95% of their cubic volume.
As they do so, they filter water through pre-wrapped geo membrane.
The blocks hold water like a reservoir – suspending water within the capillaries between fibres.
Hydrorock systems support the weight of the water – preventing soil compaction beneath.
They release water like a filtering watering can – water readily infiltrates the soil through both the bottom and sides of Hydrorock blocks.
Hydrorock blocks maintain the surrounding soil water balance – as soil surrounding the blocks dries, it draws water out of the blocks through capillary action.
For irrigation, blocks with horizontally orientated fibres release water laterally.
Hydrorock benefits
Greener
- Natural materials: Made from natural stone wool. Extremely durable. Fully recyclable
- Zero plastic: No plastic in manufacture or in the ground
- Maintenance free: No remediation, repair or replacement needed
- Surface water kept onsite: Separates clean rainwater from sewer system
Faster
- The perfect solution for retrofit applications: Easy to cut and shape and to work around in-ground obstacles
- Snap-together modular system: Quick and simple to install
- Helps prevent project over-run: Predictable, simple and reliable installation
- Installation in all weathers: Not affected by extremes of temperature
Cheaper
- Smaller system size: High porosity and efficient infiltration
- Projects stay on time and on budget: Configurability means immediate work-arounds for on site problems
- Costs less than other fully installed systems: Reduces excavation and minimises backfill.
- Reduced personnel: Even largest blocks can be carried/installed by one person
Safer
- Smaller excavations: Reduced project risk exposure
- Minimises and simplifies groundworks: Reducing incident potential
- Reduces on-site and off-site traffic: Fewer vehicle movements
- Removes workers from high risk areas: No need for deep trenching or shoring up
The anatomy of a Hydrorock BD block
600mm internal pre-cored channel to facilitate water inflow and absorption.
Blocks simply push fit together using 110mm connector piece to join internal pipes between blocks.
100mm diameter, 300mm length Internal perforated pipes pre-fitted into Hydrorock BD Blocks.
Natural stone wool acting as 100% sustainable, plastic-free aquifer block.
Block identification code
BD = block type
340 = Water absorption capacity in litres
Basalt
Stone wool
Hydrorock Block
