DX Geothermal systems

[Al_Smith]

Well most likely of a person used copper for the loop it would't take nearly as much as had it been plastic .Have you priced copper pipe lately ?

When I inquired about a loop Hydra -Delta said about 400 feet per ton .A local yokel said 700 feet .

Heck with that ,the well works just fine .The water doesn't go any where any way .What it flows up the Ottawa river ,into the Maumee,out to Lake Erie,over the falls of Niagra and to the Atlantic ocean .It vaporizes  and rains .It all comes back .

What bothers me is the amount of Budweiser that gets recycled in with it in a secondary type of way .

[WmFritz]

What bothers me is the amount of Budweiser that gets recycled in with it in a secondary type of way .

Al, that's not a problem either... I heard that's how they make Miller.  :D

[Al_Smith]

Well not to alarm anybody who likes "Rolling Rock " but there is a picture of horse on it if that means anything.Which of course has nothing to do with water cooled refridgeration .Except that is it could be utilized to cool the beer .

[juliastiles]

Great observation and idea! Geothermal heating and cooling system plays a great role in minimizing carbon emissions and thus reducing impact on global warming. You have depicted a great alternative idea of reducing high cost of geothermal installation. I'm due of installing one this year, I would definitely call a geothermal company, most preferably amtekair and would advise them to do according to your suggestion. Thanks.

[Thehardway]

JuliaStiles,

A warm welcome to the FFForum and thanks for chiming in. DXGHP does cut carbon emissions and I do agree that this is a good thing. (although I personally am not convinced global warming is occurring apart from a natural heating and cooling cycle which has been documented for centuries, and, am even less convinced that it can be caused by human based carbon emission)

I do firmly believe in energy conservation and efficiency and that we have a responsibility to conserve our natural resources in a sustainable manner and not squander them.  DXGHP is a sensible approach which provides superior comfort at a lower cost while conserving resources and helping the environment.

On the back side of this, there is an element of the unknown.  It is understood that GHP's heat and cooling transfer can reach a saturation level if run for extended periods of time in the same mode of operation.  If every house in a densely populated urban/suburban area deployed a GHP system, it might have unintended consequences on the environment.  It could actually cause heat islands  in the summer months.  This would make for an excellent thesis topic.  My point is that balance needs to be struck.  Hydropower appeared to be a clean and unlimited source of electricity when originally put to use.  We now have learned that damming up rivers has its own set of environmental impacts over time and the cost to offset them may be greater than originally thought.

The whole Ying/Yang thang.

That said, I think DXGHP is almost unbeatable as a heating/cooling source for rural areas and offers great advantages to those seeking to live off-grid or using solar PV.  It puts peak loads much more within reach.