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> > Hello to all,
> >
> > Here's an idea that I wanted to run past whoever is interested.
> >
> > I have 2 unused water wells on my property that are
> seperated by 100 feet.
> > One well has a 30 inch diameter concrete casing and is 36
> feet deep.  The
> > other well has an 18 inch diameter casing and is about 25
> feet in depth.
> >
> > My idea is to pump water from well # 1 into a small,
> insulated pressure
> > tank.  At the tank outlet would be a solenoid valve to let
> the water flow
> > into some sort of heat exchanger in the furnace plenum.
> Another valve would
> > be located on the other side of the heat exchanger to
> discharge the warmed
> > water into the second well.  The plan would be to monitor
> air temperature in
> > the plenum and when it has reached a certain limit open
> both valves to force
> > the warmed water out.  Additional temperature probes in the
> input and output
> > lines could be used to determine when the exchanger is full
> of cold water.
> > I have a probe in well # 1 now and the water temperature is
> 51 degrees.
> >
> > I would welcome any comments or experiences anyone has had
> along these
> > lines.
> >
> >                                    Rod
>
>

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