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Radiator use as a cooling coil Roy 08-03-2006
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Posted by digitalmaster on August 6, 2006, 11:22 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.
>
>
>
hooked one up the other day....its called a fan coil unit.But you might want
to add a chiller,a cooling tower,a few pumps,control valves and few other
items.



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Posted by ~^Johnny^~ on August 15, 2006, 5:09 am
On Sun, 6 Aug 2006 11:22:08 -0400, "digitalmaster"

>
>>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.
>>
>>
>>
>hooked one up the other day....its called a fan coil unit.But you might want
>to add a chiller,a cooling tower,a few pumps,control valves and few other
>items.
>


:-)

Yeah. A 12 foot cooling tower with a 5 HP water pump.
That'll cool your 5 ton condenser quite well, indeed.
How efficient! NOT...

Ever cinnamon with so much wit?
It does nutmeg much difference. Ammonia novice at it.
But nothing is Freon this planet, so have at it, my friend.
You have my permission.


--
-john
wide-open at throttle dot info

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