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I recall seeing a web-page summary some years back of a fellow in Arizona who had run long lengths of copper-tubing 8" under his lawn. Figure the total length of tubing was 40'. This was then routed into the house or basement to his computer rig.
It hinged on the idea that watering his lawn led to evaporation, and evaporation cooled the water in the tubing.
It seemed he used a powerful water-pump for this . . . "configuration."
Never having thought about this sort of thing before in depth, does anyone know of guidelines for choosing a water-pump based on the length of hoses or distance through which the water must travel? Drawbacks? Risks?
It hinged on the idea that watering his lawn led to evaporation, and evaporation cooled the water in the tubing.
It seemed he used a powerful water-pump for this . . . "configuration."
Never having thought about this sort of thing before in depth, does anyone know of guidelines for choosing a water-pump based on the length of hoses or distance through which the water must travel? Drawbacks? Risks?
