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buffalobillpatrick · 01-08-18, 11:54 AM

Before backfilling around rear of house & retaining wall, I put down a 450’ loop of blue 1” pex.

I’m thinking about how I can use this loop to help heat or cool house.

The soil (ha) is really about 90% small decomposed granite gravel with about 10% clay.
It stays damp year round from Summer rain & Winter snow.

I think? it could support a 1/2 ton heat pump.

The emitter/collector could be the slab pex heating loops? Low cooling capacity though.

The climate has low RH, so reaching dew point is not likely?

01-08-18, 11:54 AM	#50
buffalobillpatrick Master EcoRenovator Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Florissant, Colorado Posts: 599 Thanks: 814 Thanked 59 Times in 55 Posts	Before backfilling around rear of house & retaining wall, I put down a 450’ loop of blue 1” pex. I’m thinking about how I can use this loop to help heat or cool house. The soil (ha) is really about 90% small decomposed granite gravel with about 10% clay. It stays damp year round from Summer rain & Winter snow. I think? it could support a 1/2 ton heat pump. The emitter/collector could be the slab pex heating loops? Low cooling capacity though. The climate has low RH, so reaching dew point is not likely? Last edited by buffalobillpatrick; 03-09-18 at 11:14 AM..