Solar help
I started to build this house three years ago and ended up working in Colombia and never got back to this project
Now that I've retired this has become my number one mission
My wife inherited her mothers ranch in Colon Mexico, there are a few features on the ranch that make me think using solar is the way to go when I build a new house
> ranch is at 7200 ft elevation
>water well is thermal water 98 degrees out of the ground
Water is pumped into a small lake to cool before using for irrigation
Lake water stays between 72degrees in summer to 68 degrees in winter
> Temperature in the winter gets down to 15 at lowest and average is 25 during
The night with 60 to 75 as an average during the day
> Temperature in the summer averages 60 to 80 during the night to 90 -95
The day
With these two features it seems that using the well water for heat and the lake water for cooling I could install in slab PEX tubing for heating and cooling.
Lake water temp differential for cooling is a concern as I do not know just how much cooling effect I would realize
PEX tubing and contractors for installation are available in Mexico, investigating cost options ( DIY or contract) as the ranch is in a very rural area
Any opinions would be greatly appreciated
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