Cob: radiant cooling w/ Cob

[Darel Henman]

Jfrost,

these are good ideas.  It would work.  It just has to be implemented.  I
feel this is a very good way to go.　There are even variations on this
and even using batch water storage for different times could be though
of, but the simpler system is easiest to maintain most likely.  Take the
water that has heated up during the day out to cool for the night for
the next day, bring in new cool outside air or water from a seperate
pool to replace it and cool off the house even more for the night.

This would most likely require an active system, using pumps and what
not.  For a simple system maybe just a direct d.c. solar pump to
circulate the water at the first morning's light and maybe once again at
the last of the daylight.

Darel

jfrost wrote:
> 
> I was ( what is correct term??? ) "listening"??
>  to ya'lls comments on heat control  w/ Cob and was
>  wondering for those of you that have gone thru the building process.....
> 
> Could a person  incorporate the  PEX tubing ( plastic tubing
> used in floors to  Radiant Heat homes w/ hot water)
> while building ??
> 
> & if so, couldn't we  run  either  cool collected rain water
> (that we keep on the northside in the shade & maybe insulated)
> for summer and then  of course, run heated water thru it in
> the winter??    this would moderate the temp in the structure.
> 
> any thoughts, even criticisms welcome!
> 
> warmly,
> jfrost