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Old 05-16-12, 12:49 PM   #1237
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Originally Posted by moshei View Post
I have heard that around here, a 5 foot deep by 3 foot wide trench with 300 feet of slinky loops would get you about 12,000 BTU/hr...
I think that there needs to be a trench length specification also.

Randen used this trench & slinky approach on his successful homemade heat pump project, too. It is saving him lots of money.

How far along on your project are you?

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