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underground cooling
can anybody point me to somewhere that may have diagrams for underground cooling methods.
i have a 600 total gallons and a 1/2 hp chiller and need help with my power bill. my return line is 1.5" and runs about 80 lineal feet underground. my temp runs around 82-83 during the summer and my chiller runs more than it doesn't so any thing that might help. looking to get this done during this winter or spring thank you shad
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What exactly are you looking for? A pic showing the concept or a details on how to do it yourself?
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http://www.dougrye.com/geothermal.html
A google search on Geothermal heat exchanger brought a bunch of hits.
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i've seen plenty of talk and descriptions of systems but i need something to push me in the right direction and can't seem find anything with diagrams. yea, i need pictures.
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There are two basic methods;
1. Run tank water through an underground loop with a pump that is controlled by a thermostat. 2. Run a glycol solution through a closed underground loop that also has a heat exchanger to transfer the heat from the tank water. Option 2 is slightly more complicated but better due to the elimination of possible stagnant tank water from the loop.
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I saw someone use an underground cooler like what your talking about but only on an outside fresh water tank.
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acrosteve- #2 is what i believe im looking for. but i thought it was using fresh water. any links
the new totm uses something but i need some direction. and again diagrams please.
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A glycol solution is basically water and antifreeze of some sort. It would also work to inhibit growth of unwanted stuff in the loop.
Sorry, no links.
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aarghhh!!!!!!
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I'm not sure why you need pictures? It's pretty straight forward. Run some pipe under the frost line in your yard.... Slap on a HEX, ranco temp controller, and a pump and wala! done
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all threads need pictures
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Here's some RC links on geo thermal cooling (last on has pictures)
http://archive.reefcentral.com/forum...hreadid=840592 http://archive.reefcentral.com/forum...hreadid=836449 http://archive.reefcentral.com/forum...hreadid=832370 http://archive.reefcentral.com/forum...hreadid=817756 |
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I would think creating a network of pipe under the ground would help ncrease surface area. T off into a web under ground.
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What kind of pipe would you use?
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there's a section about doing this sort of thing in the 3rd volume of Delbeek and Sprung's Reef Aquarium series. they used a series of vertically oriented pipes-in-pipes. that way you could get the work done with a posthole digger instead of a trencher.
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There is not enough surface area in a "post hole" to act as heat sink. The earth is a very good insulator.
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