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[Terence Bradshaw <madshaw@innevi.com>]

http://www2.innevi.com/~madshaw/ciderroom.html

The attached link has some pics of my cider/cold cellar.  I use
it only for cidermaking and potato storage currently, but with a
humidifier could potentially store other produce as well.  I walled
off the northeast corner of my basement, insulated with pink foamboard
(1.5"), and added a good exterior door.  I have windows to the
outside on the north and east to regulate the temp.  With the wood
furnace cranking on the other side of the wall (And the general basement
hitting up to 80 degrees), I can keep a pretty constant 35-45 in the cold
room.
I haven't tried any venting such as lower cold pipes with upper heat
exhaust, but I haven't needed it for my purposes yet.

Terry B
Calais, VT
Zone 4

> From: Mauch1@aol.com
>
> One other thought I had:
> Could I wall off and insulate a part of my basement and install a room
> air conditioner to cool off that room?  I probably would need to run
> some sort of humidifier as well.  The AC exhaust would go into the
> rest of the basement.  Any thoughts on the viability of this? 
> It would probably challenge my construction and technical skills.
>
> Chris Mauchline
> SE PA, zone 6

and...

> From: Thomas Olenio
> <tolenio@sentex.net>
>
> Hello,
>
> Partition off a portion of the basement.  Drill two 3-4"
> diameter vent holes in the new room.  Cover the holes with vent caps
> on the outside.  On the inside, from one vent hole drop a 3-4"
> diameter pipe (dryer vent pipe) to within 2" of the floor.
>
> Cold will be drawn into the vent with the pipe and warmer air will exit
> the vent with no pipe.  It makes a circuit.  Creates a pretty
> stable temperature.  Mine stays at about 45F all winter.
>
> Insulate and weatherstrip the door into the "cold room".
>
> Later,
> Tom

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Terence Bradshaw 

Pomona Tree Fruit Service        

1189 Wheeler Road

Calais, VT 05648        

(802)229-2004

madshaw@innevi.com          

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