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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>I moved away
from the humidity [ to SW Colorado] and yes we open up at night and close down
during the day. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>OK how about
a small chiller that cools the slab during the day. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>There are solar
absorption chillers in the UL stage that I have heard about [not seen or used]
recently.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Thanks
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Dana
Orzel<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Great
Solar Works, Inc<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>www.solarwork.com<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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- dana@solarwork.com<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>V
- 970.626.5253<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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- 970.626.4140<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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- 970.209.4076<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org
[mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>R.
Walters<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, August 20, 2008 4:33 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> RE-wrenches<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [RE-wrenches] Summer cooling<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>Hi Dana;<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>In-floor heating of a super
insulated building is a great idea. In-floor cooling however, has some
serious condensation problems and is not a good idea. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>In earth Air duct systems can
harbor mold and Legionaries' disease.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>Here in Northern New Mexico we use
adobes (lots of thermal mass) and open up to the cool night air. When I lived
through Texas summers, you either ponied up for AC, went to your mountain home,
or suffered.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>You stated the first 2 steps: <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>super insulate & increase
thermal mass.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>Next ?? : <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>Reduce your cubic footage of air
conditioned space.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>Reduce east & west glazing<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>Grow
overhanging deciduous trees on the East & West<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>Use Fans<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>Use some evaporative cooling if
possible<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>Use small High efficiency AC units
(Sanjo?)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>Raise thermostat<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>Use geothermal heat pumps<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>Migrate?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>?........<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>Ray Walters<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>On Aug 20, 2008, at 4:03 PM, Dana
wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>I have always
wanted to do a super insulated house design that had a large central masonry
mass or floor slab with heat tubing that you could cool in the summer during
the nighttime and solar heat in the winter with solar. Or an earth tube air
duct system that you could pull cool night air through that would cool the
slab. I built a Passive Annual Heat Storage home 16 years ago that kept the
house at 68 F during the summer in western Washington. I was very comfortable.
Any thoughts ?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Thanks
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margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Dana
Orzel</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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