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By: washougalSubscribe Channel: On the Scene Location: washougal washington Friday, Jul 31 , 09 at 9:46 PM
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I used a chevy blazer radiator and cold water from the spring that feeds my house water supply to cool my home in hot weather. Water is pumped up from the cistern to the radiator/fan in the upstairs bedroom. Cold water at 52 degrees enters the radiator and it leaves at 68 degrees. It maintains the room at 70 degrees during the heat wave. It is removing btu's equal to 9 horsepower.

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todd says ... on Saturday, Jun 11 at 9:40 AM

i use my well water and an old window unit ac radiator 3 box fans geting over 3000 btu cool water by 5 degrees comes in at 63 leaves at 68 less than $15 a monthto run awesome

Don says ... on Tuesday, Sep 14 at 12:37 PM

I found this page when I started looking for the same thing but using deep lake water. Car radiator with a fan and a circulating pump bringing water up from 40 - 50 feet down. Although it's not 52 deg input water I think it would help cut cooling.

azalia says ... on Monday, Aug 10 at 8:30 PM

i think this is ingenious thinking...Cool i use to live in camas and washougal, way to go

Anonymous says ... on Tuesday, Aug 4 at 1:48 AM

Please post your BTU calculations.

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