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Radiator use as a cooling coil Roy 08-03-2006
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Posted by Roy on August 3, 2006, 11:24 pm
A friend has recommended I use an old radiator hooked up to the water supply
as an AC with my furnace. He swears it works as his dad used one. Since the
tap water is approx 55F in the summer it seems feasible to me. Where should
the "coil" be installed? In the plenum or return air supply? BTW: Water is
not metered here.




Posted by on August 4, 2006, 1:30 am

>A friend has recommended I use an old radiator hooked up to the water supply
>as an AC with my furnace. He swears it works as his dad used one. Since the
>tap water is approx 55F in the summer it seems feasible to me. Where should
>the "coil" be installed? In the plenum or return air supply? BTW: Water is
>not metered here.
>
>

ask your friend or his dad moron, since they swear it works

tell me do your brains rattle when you roll over in bed?

Posted by Jimmy the Hand on August 4, 2006, 2:06 am

Roy wrote:
> A friend has recommended I use an old radiator hooked up to the water supply
> as an AC with my furnace. He swears it works as his dad used one. Since the
> tap water is approx 55F in the summer it seems feasible to me. Where should
> the "coil" be installed? In the plenum or return air supply? BTW: Water is
> not metered here.

I've also thought about this idea. I kind of think that the humidity
would get to you after awhile, even though it is cooling off your
house. The plenum of the furnace would seem to be the logical choice
because you're directly blowing the air into you home. Still, the
humidity....


Posted by Stormin Mormon on August 4, 2006, 5:30 am
How would you get humidity off a radiator? It's a closed system. Or,
should be. That would be like getting humidity from under the hood of
your car. Which is a closed system, or should be.

--

Christopher A. Young
You can't shout down a troll.
You have to starve them.
.


Roy wrote:
> A friend has recommended I use an old radiator hooked up to the
water supply
> as an AC with my furnace. He swears it works as his dad used one.
Since the
> tap water is approx 55F in the summer it seems feasible to me. Where
should
> the "coil" be installed? In the plenum or return air supply? BTW:
Water is
> not metered here.

I've also thought about this idea. I kind of think that the humidity
would get to you after awhile, even though it is cooling off your
house. The plenum of the furnace would seem to be the logical choice
because you're directly blowing the air into you home. Still, the
humidity....



Posted by Jimmy the Hand on August 4, 2006, 5:41 am

Stormin Mormon wrote:
> How would you get humidity off a radiator? It's a closed system. Or,
> should be. That would be like getting humidity from under the hood of
> your car. Which is a closed system, or should be.
>

The humidity would be formed by the cold water (whether it be
well-water or town/city water) which is colder than the ambient air
temperature. While this water passed through your pipes and your
radiator, water would condense on the outside of the rad/piping and
your furnace fan would blow this into your home, hence increasing the
houses' humidity.


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