permaculture

[johnny gregory <johnnyg8@bellsouth.net>]

Friends,

      I read your posts on baubiology's saying flowing water beneath one's
floors could lead to chronic foot and leg problems. There was some Swedish
or European study suggesting water moving through hydronic tubes in a slab
floor led to creating subtle and sleep-disturbing emf's (as everyone knows
copper water pipes were used as a ground in most older electrical systems
and water (or copper) will certainly conduct electricity). I plan to use
Wirsbo Aquapex for our regular plumbing to lessen metal.

      I have been planning an AIR-heated foundation slab (of earth). I plan
to use solar-heated AIR running through 4" piping, likely either clay pipe
or pvc. I'll avoid metal since there has been a push away from metal bed
springs which 'sing' with emf's and disturb sleep. I figure I'll not have
metal in our floors either. I plan to use Wirsbo Aquapex for our regular
plumbing to lessen metal. German demand switches will be added and circuit
interupters with X-10 and timers will be in all electrical circuits. A
demand switch allows only a trickle current to head from the main panel
toward outlets or devices along any wiring circuit. When a device is
switched "on" the full 120 or 220 volts is available. These are not approved
for use in the U.S. Nobody yet has tried- maybe I will... or just add them
after electrical inspections have passed in the interest of greater health
and avoidance of emf's from ac wiring's straying emfs.

      I do believe that to run an outer loop of hot water and use Runtal
(pretty wall heaters) or other baseboard hydronic loop water heaters is also
a workable idea. In the future I'll likely put up a website on my earth dome
design ideas including the air-heated slab for those interested.

Johnny Gregory
Greensboro, NC