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Elcam84 · 02-04-15, 06:49 PM

The ac has no problem getting the moisture out when it's running. It just pours out. Gets quite dry in there as the ac runs at full blast all the time When I'm using the shop because it's undersized for the heat load.

The plan is to use the well water to cool the shop when it's watering the grass. Miget as well use the cool of the water for something.

The shop is a metal building so painting it is out of the question. It's already a light tan and paint will make it a maintenence nightmare. Kudzu won't grow here luckily.
I have done roof misting on a friend's shop and it makes a huge difference in keeping it cooler. Just used micro sprinklers. If I do it with mine I'd have to filter the water. High iron and mineral content.

No GSHP for me here. We don't plan on being here too many more years. Besides my well is only a 4" casing 100' deep. There is supposedly another well but I haven't found it yet. I found this one as it was drilled when the house was built. it was buried in the middle of the yard...
My output is max 8 gpm when the water table is high. Typically it's closer to 6 and drops to 3 at the end of a hot dry summer. The soil here is basically sand for most of that 100' with a little clay here and there.

Yes we are in a drought and have been for over 15 years now. The lakes are pretty sad riget now. It's almost a half mile walk from the bottom of the boat ramp to the water and you have to do allot of walking up hill to get to the water. Need to take some pics and take the metal detector out.
Wells are exempt from water restrictions because water is the property of the land owner or water rights owner not the state. New water wells have to be very deep to get good water and flow now. They recommend 1000' wells now. 200' doesn't get much good usable water anymore. The real issue is that the well drillers are really scalping these days. If you can get someone out it'll cost you a minimum of $25 a foot.

I looked into doing a GSHP for the house a couple years ago and a loop system is not feasible because of the soil type and how far down the loops have to be to hit cool soil. The slab of my shop will get up to 100* in the summer if I'm not running the ac. And well systems have to be depressed as well and they again are $25 a foot. Negative payback on it.

02-04-15, 06:49 PM	#13
Elcam84 Apprentice EcoRenovator Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: TX Posts: 275 Thanks: 2 Thanked 31 Times in 24 Posts	The ac has no problem getting the moisture out when it's running. It just pours out. Gets quite dry in there as the ac runs at full blast all the time When I'm using the shop because it's undersized for the heat load. The plan is to use the well water to cool the shop when it's watering the grass. Miget as well use the cool of the water for something. The shop is a metal building so painting it is out of the question. It's already a light tan and paint will make it a maintenence nightmare. Kudzu won't grow here luckily. I have done roof misting on a friend's shop and it makes a huge difference in keeping it cooler. Just used micro sprinklers. If I do it with mine I'd have to filter the water. High iron and mineral content. No GSHP for me here. We don't plan on being here too many more years. Besides my well is only a 4" casing 100' deep. There is supposedly another well but I haven't found it yet. I found this one as it was drilled when the house was built. it was buried in the middle of the yard... My output is max 8 gpm when the water table is high. Typically it's closer to 6 and drops to 3 at the end of a hot dry summer. The soil here is basically sand for most of that 100' with a little clay here and there. Yes we are in a drought and have been for over 15 years now. The lakes are pretty sad riget now. It's almost a half mile walk from the bottom of the boat ramp to the water and you have to do allot of walking up hill to get to the water. Need to take some pics and take the metal detector out. Wells are exempt from water restrictions because water is the property of the land owner or water rights owner not the state. New water wells have to be very deep to get good water and flow now. They recommend 1000' wells now. 200' doesn't get much good usable water anymore. The real issue is that the well drillers are really scalping these days. If you can get someone out it'll cost you a minimum of $25 a foot. I looked into doing a GSHP for the house a couple years ago and a loop system is not feasible because of the soil type and how far down the loops have to be to hit cool soil. The slab of my shop will get up to 100* in the summer if I'm not running the ac. And well systems have to be depressed as well and they again are $25 a foot. Negative payback on it.