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  • From: Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com>
  • To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [Homestead] Heat sink
  • Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2006 06:59:21 -0500


Anyone have ideas (or opinions based on reality) about using basement
cold for house cooling.

I left three openings in our floors above the basement. We often use fans to bring the basement air up into the house forcefully. Have never worried about molds in this leaky old house. An exotic design using stones as a heat sink would take up a lot of room and cost for equipment.

If you do decide to have air flow upwards make sure there is a vent bringing in fresh air to the basement from the outside. If you have a gas-fired water heater down there there should already be a vent. Make sure the size is appropriate for both the heater and the ventilation upwards.






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