Seasonal Heating [RE-wrenches]

[Allan Sindelar]

James,
Not worth the effort, I would think. I would suggest that you put the tubing
within a 4-6" insulated slab for thermal mass. Size the collectors to match
the heat loss of the space you wish to heat, but not exceed it, and set them
at a 75-90 degree angle to the horizontal to capture winter heat and avoid
summer gain. Install an supplemental source of heat within the conditioned
space. Simple and works.
Allan

----- Original Message -----
> "James Lamb, Middle Fork Engineering" wrote:
>
> > Has anybody tried running plastic tubes connected to solar collectors
> > underground 2-3 feet below a slab under a living space.   to create a
> > seasonal heating system.
> > In mid-summer the solar collectors will start heating the ground under
the
> > slab and by the end of the summer the earth including the slab would
heat
> > up. In Fall the ground would still recieve heat from the solar
collectors
> > and the slab would heat the living space until December January?
> > Has anybody done this?
>

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