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Old 11-22-10, 12:16 AM   #12
pick1e
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Originally Posted by Patrick View Post
I'd say you could safely use 1/2 the copper (surface area) as the HDPE equation said to use and get the same/similar heat transfer.
I think that's a fair bet. It wouldn't be hard to design the loop with additional ports to connect more boreholes easily if it became necessary.

I'm anxious to measure my soil conductivity. Hopefully it is high. I assume it will be since our soil here is generally pretty wet (I have two dehumidifiers in my basement).
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