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Old 08-22-11, 06:02 PM   #912
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Originally Posted by Ko_deZ View Post
Hi all.
Also, why run it trough a heat pump? That water might be more than cold enough already. No reason to pump the compressor energy down into the well also, just run a direct heat exchanger on the water, then if you need more cooling, run the AC. As long as the water temperature is less than indoor, you will have "free" cooling energy.
People are doing that here but it only seems to work until the middle of the summer. After that the ground temp has risen to where it's no longer effective.
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