Cooling cabin with cistern water

[heehaw]

i saw something like this tried in 1980: water from a well, was pumped thru a radiator mounted in the return air duct: water temp monitored in and out, and adjusted so it increased the temp of the water about 15-20 degrees: as others said, a drip pan was needed: this was turned on when the folks got home from work, about 5:30 or so: it would drop the temp in the house to a comfortable level, until about 11 that night: they where putting the water back in the same well, and about that time, the well water had heated up enough it wouldn't work anymore: the last i heard, they where thinking about a second well..i always wondered why they didn't just water their yard or garden instead of putting the water back down the well?? maybe lack of volume?? i haven't talked to them since about 84 or 85, i guess i need to call and see how it turned out?
heehaw

 

[mwechtal]

Would this work ?
I have about a 5,000 gal underground cistern. Would circulating it thru a radiator with a fan behind it work for cooling ? and how many BTU's of cooling would be stored in there before the water all got hot. Remember it is under ground so some re-cooling of the water would happen.

Has anyone done this ?

SlowRev,
Remember that auto radiators are soldered with lead solder. If you use the cistern for drinking water it wouldn't be a good idea to put the lead contaminated water back in there.

Mike

 

[slowrev]

SlowRev,
Remember that auto radiators are soldered with lead solder. If you use the cistern for drinking water it wouldn't be a good idea to put the lead contaminated water back in there.

Mike

Nope, the cistern is not used for drinking water. I have a smaller newer one I use for drinking water.