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osolemio · 04-11-15, 01:12 AM

Good news!

The underground heat storage was NOT leaking, as we thought previously. It has now been online for about 4 days, and working just great! I might throttle it down a bit, but at the moment, I am sending heat not only into the foundation and hot water buffer, but also 15 feet down below the house. This is so exciting - many things still need to be done, mainly those three extra buffer tanks I need to install.

Good times!

This is the new overview. Early morning, so it's not producing anything but sharply rising, as it will be a blue sky day according to the forecast. I shall try to remember to capture a screen shot when "the heat is on"

04-11-15, 01:12 AM	#7
osolemio Hong Kong Join Date: May 2010 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 108 Thanks: 20 Thanked 17 Times in 13 Posts	Good news! The underground heat storage was NOT leaking, as we thought previously. It has now been online for about 4 days, and working just great! I might throttle it down a bit, but at the moment, I am sending heat not only into the foundation and hot water buffer, but also 15 feet down below the house. This is so exciting - many things still need to be done, mainly those three extra buffer tanks I need to install. Good times! This is the new overview. Early morning, so it's not producing anything but sharply rising, as it will be a blue sky day according to the forecast. I shall try to remember to capture a screen shot when "the heat is on" __________________ Space heating/cooling and water heating by solar, Annual Geo Solar, drainwater heat recovery, Solar PV (to grid), rainwater recovery and more ... Installing all this in a house from 1980, Copenhagen, Denmark. Living in Hong Kong. Main goal: Developing "Diffuse Light Concentration" technology for solar thermal.