woter to water heat exchanger question

beyondhope · 01-15-20, 11:38 AM

Hi
I have been watching for a while.
I am thinking of making a heat exchanger.
I would like to start small and move on from there.
I would like to heat my 3 ft crawl space.
approx 600 square feet.
our house is on an aluvial fan with high water table and natural flow down hill.
I am wondering what is the lowest temp that would be reasonable for this to work.
I plan on digging a hole and placing a thermometer in the water.
I can place pipes uphill and use it as a horizontal well to provide a water source.

my theory is to direct the water from an up hill source to a storage unit with 2 inch pipe.(approx 150 ft run)

build the heat exchanger to use the storage as a source.
this way I could control sediment in the supply.

It appears to me the most importent thing is to know if the water has enough temp to work.

any info is appreciated

jeff5may · 01-15-20, 08:08 PM

Welcome to the forums! Start a thread about it in the heat pump section. Tons of details to clarify and goals to identify in order to ensure success.

01-15-20, 11:38 AM	#1
beyondhope Lurking Renovator Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	woter to water heat exchanger question Hi I have been watching for a while. I am thinking of making a heat exchanger. I would like to start small and move on from there. I would like to heat my 3 ft crawl space. approx 600 square feet. our house is on an aluvial fan with high water table and natural flow down hill. I am wondering what is the lowest temp that would be reasonable for this to work. I plan on digging a hole and placing a thermometer in the water. I can place pipes uphill and use it as a horizontal well to provide a water source. my theory is to direct the water from an up hill source to a storage unit with 2 inch pipe.(approx 150 ft run) build the heat exchanger to use the storage as a source. this way I could control sediment in the supply. It appears to me the most importent thing is to know if the water has enough temp to work. any info is appreciated

01-15-20, 08:08 PM	#2
jeff5may Supreme EcoRenovator Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: elizabethtown, ky, USA Posts: 2,431 Thanks: 431 Thanked 619 Times in 517 Posts	Welcome to the forums! Start a thread about it in the heat pump section. Tons of details to clarify and goals to identify in order to ensure success.