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Originally Posted by cholcombe
Xringer: Is there anything stopping you in the winter from pointing a few mirrors at the heat pump to increase the performance? I'm really looking into buying a unit like the sanyo you have after I saw your cost numbers you posted  |
I was thinking about a tracking mirror a while back, but used my tracking
mount for solar panels.. (It used to be a satellite dish mount).
Now, I'm thinking maybe I should add a water to air exchanger
right in front of the air intake.
If I could pump 60-65 degree water into the coil, and if the Sanyo pulled
enough air through..?.. Might work a little better..
I could use PV power to run an open-loop, using 2 small wells.
I think it might be good for the summer too.. pre-cool the air going into the Sanyo..
I actually have a nice heat exchanger sitting in garage, doing nothing..
Looks just like this one.. A double layer job..
If the pump stopped, it would freeze up fast..
Maybe A water-to-refrigerant exchanger to buffer it.?.
Water's going to need to gravity-drain when the power goes off..