Simple Ground Heat System Cools, Heat Shop

Simple Ground Heat System Cools Heat Shop BUILDINGS Miscellaneous Wess Cornelius s made-it-myself ground heat system provides heating and cooling for his shop at minimal cost I use it to help heat and cool my 15 by 32-ft shop says the Winlock Wash man A friend used a trencher to bury 100 ft of 4-in dia plastic non-perforated drain pipe 4 ft deep in the ground It was buried in a loop around the shop After installing the pipe in the trench he attached an elbow to both ends and brought the pipe up at both ends inside the shop A few inches extend above the floor A small electric fan at one end of the building is used to suck air through the tube The fan is placed inside a 5-gal bucket with a 4-in dia hole cut into the bottom It provides free energy and was cheap to put together I paid $100 for the pipe and $75 to hire the trenching work says Cornelius The ambient air temperature 4 ft deep in the ground is 50 to 54 degrees It ll change the air temperature 10 to 20 degrees so if I go to my shop on a 30 degree day the temperature inside the shop will be 40 to 50 degrees During the winter I usually turn the fan on about 2 hrs before I go to the shop If I leave the fan on at night when it s freezing outside it ll still keep the shop at 45 degrees or higher It also helps on hot summer days I ve used it several days when the outside temperature was over 90 degrees yet the shop stayed at about 75 degrees If I had left the fan on overnight the shop might have cooled even more Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Wess Cornelius 1312 Ferrier Rd Winlock Wash 98596 ph 360 785-4178

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