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Re: Cooling A Room

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Originally Posted by whytheheckme View Post
Another solution that I left out (practically free compared to an air conditioner) was to create the fan idea that I described above, but instead of using a bucket of cold water, was to run a hose outside and bury coils of it under ground (which is constantly 50ish degrees). Use this as your cooling source. This is a very cheap, almost no power usage solution. You may need a bigger pump than an aquarium, however.

Jacob

isn't that calles a geo-thermal exchanger or something like that? or, use the outside garden hose with cold water....
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