These 3 Tubes Will Cool Our House In Sweltering Heat | Geothermal Cooling
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- Опубліковано 9 лют 2025
- We install the final 3 tubes for our earth tube air conditioning system and all 3 are going into the same trench for a special reason.
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"Kyle wherever you are you're appreciated" lol idk why but I got a pretty good laugh out of the whole Kyle thing.
I love watching you all move ahead... very inspiring... keep on going!!!
You guys are rough and tough, i built my off grid stead not to far from your stead, but by myself, me myself and i, it's been a challenge. Love your cistern, shelter and now your thermal air exchanger, nice. Hope you don't run out of money or energy, and hope you find the end game, very interesting to watch your channel. 🙆♂️👍
its a lot cooler to work down in the trench instead of up in the sun. good thinking
I don’t know much about youtube algorithm but seems to me that even other you tubers that have been at it for a long time have been struggling lately. I constantly have to resubscribe to channels I have been subscribing to for a long time. Will miss you.
Good to make sure you're still subscribed.
Me too
Great job you too. We saw you on the tractor on Davis road last week. I’m the one who waved you down. I forgot to tell you that we purchased some land, and live about six miles from you. If you ever need help feel free to call .
Ok, I will!
You two … not you too
I considered the geothermal cooling tubes back in the 80's as I built an earth berm house but didn't now wish I had. Love you content my friends.
You still can.. Go rent an excavator
This fella's voice sounds like the old timer from the Red Green show! Right on!
Exactly!!!
Making good progress. I hope those tubes once buried will supply all the cool air you need in the new part of the homestead.
Your content is a brilliant blend of innovation and practicality, showcasing your commitment to sustainable living. Each video is a testament to your creativity and resourcefulness, as you explore cutting-edge solutions like geothermal cooling. Your ability to make complex topics accessible and engaging is truly remarkable, inspiring viewers to embrace eco-friendly practices. And I am Floating Village Life
Good job, man! "I'm exhausted, but I've still got work to do..." the essence of manhood right there.
😂🤣😂A bird in the Trench is worth 2 in the Bush, yur killin me Jimmy! LOL , that was funny, i even heard Jess laughin. All those pipes thanks to Kyle R. Too much. 😁😁Im beat too, spent 4 hours in the heat this mornin organizing 1 of my garages... 3 years later. Found all kinda things i been needing. 👍never done on the Ol homestead. Put that tractor to work Bubba🔧🛠️🔧Congrats on yur Cooling Tubes.🙏🙏Be blessed ya all..
, is it correct , the holes in pipe & orientation ?🤔
Love un’s informative videos. Much love from Appalachia Kentucky.
@@terryyounts8220 Haven't heard the phrase...un's...in a lifetime! Thanks for the memories.
@@EmptyHandshakeYour very welcome
If you ever want more cooling, or some heating, I've used a twin-duct portable AC unit with a earthtubes and it works really well. If you have off-grid solar, between the reduced temperature difference making the compressor use less energy while running, and the runtime cycle, it ended up using 1/3rd the electrical energy as it did just piped to atmosphere.
I like your thinking sir
The condenser coil on the a/c unit is running 125-130F typically. So if we're trying to use 100F air to cool it, we're not moving much heat. A car runs 180 F area, so if we're putting even 120 F air across it, we're able to move tons of heat. By dropping the condenser intake air temp to that of the earth, you're right, it'll take about 1/3 off the bill and make the equipment last about twice as long. And it's free forever beyond laying the pipe. I do something similar on central air units, but can't tell you exactly what. It's worked very, very well for my customers over the decades and saved them thousands of dollars. It's not often I give compliments, but you're head is in the right place. A rarity here on youtube. :)
I’m a firefighter and y’all being in that 6 foot deep trench gives me anxiety. You should watch some videos on trench collapse.
I had the same thought
Although I don't disagree with you, AZ soil is like concrete out there. In IA (where I'm at) there would need to be all kinds of support.
Over here in Yuma you could make sun dried bricks out of this dirt
Sandy and loamy collapses........you need a pick just to dig 3 inches in these parts........not a lot of collapsing in the grand canyon........take a look at monument valley too
With all due respect, you sir really need to see Fresno, Forestierre underground gardens.......zero cave-ins
Maybe a 22.5° elbow instead of 45° elbow will help. Keep up the good work. Peace ✌️
8:40 that gravel shot ! , Oh , u don't ever know what's under your feet !😮
1/8th bend ! YES!
1/8 th bend is 45 ,,16 bend is 22.5.
@@gershhayes796 NOT a plumber, I guess!
That rain was welcomed in az. I have friends in Golden Valley and Kingman. Love watching your videos p.s. like the tape on your wife shoes i been there too. Keep up the awesome videos
Looks amazing Mr Jim ,always great help Jess !
So close! I'm glad you're not stuck backfilling those trenches by hand, what a huge project. I can't wait to see what comes next!
Hey good afternoon you guys hope you guys have a wonderful day it looks good I don't think there's nothing wrong with it keep up the good work that's a lot of work that you guys are doing but I'm proud of both of you keep up the good work
Thanks so much you guys for all your videos and special thanks for explaining more about how to do the cooling system. I look forward to seeing you finish the rest of rhe system, and all the stuff on your homestead! I sure appreciate you taking us along on the journey and sharing your joy and love for each other 😊
you are officially a Pipeatrician ... well earned title.
Can't wait to see the finale of this process. Hadn't really considered Geothermal cooling up until recently and I discovered this channel and been watching through the vids. Keep them coming.
I enjoying you show for many years. Keep up the good work!
Awesome job 💯👍👍. You people Rock 🌻 lots of love and hugs to you all from Indiana USA 🌻🌻🌻
Keep your head up. You're making great progress. When you get this behind you, it will have all been worth the grueling effort. This eventual success will fuel your drive for future challenging and rewarding endeavors.
Beautiful with the lights and darks of the mountains from the sun setting..glad you could save money for yout trailer load.. visiting family-good to stay in touch in person, and wonderful to be following your progress
I'm in Oregon, but I'm planning on doing something like this once I build my new house. Both heating and cooling. Love the thought of free air conditioning.
A coworker's husband had a business designing and installing earth tube cooling/heating systems. He made a lot of money without ripping off his customers.
I'm so impressed with your progress. I'm excited to see the final result and cool air
Hi guys, great video. I am curious and have a few questions about the set-up. Why go with drainage holes instead of a sump? Did you take any precautions other than gravel to prevent dirt infiltration? I believe there will be suction caused by the venturi effect through your drainage holes which will pull dirt in. Why not wrap some sort of geotextile around the pipes? I would also be concerned about the drainage holes ultimately becoming plugged. It would of course take years before that would occur. I am also curious in why you chose for an open system instead of a closed system. Keep up the hard work!
4:04. , well worth taking the time to do it right , safe.👍
I can't wait to see the finished project! Really enjoyed the videos on this project so far. Keep up the good work!
That looks awesome 👏
I haven't been around in a while but I have to say, your dog looks like he is doing better. I will be downloading some of this info since I'm also in the rural SW mountains and hoping to do geothermal someday.
Hey Jimmy you could fill one of those water tanks with your Sweat alone, thats some Graft you have put into those trenches.
Great job and thanks for your patient explanation of your process. You answered some of my questions!
Looking good. Go, go, go, go dynamic duo. Love and respect to all.🎉❤
Wow a lot of shovel work ! I sometimes find myself doing the same, We do what we can with what we have :) 👍Glad to see your water supply is holding up well :) Great AC system i hope works awesome for you, I'm slowed down a bit with an injury but still making a little progress at my cabin, Awesome job keep it rolling !
Next time Duct tape the glue and primer cans together. Pan for gold in a few spots. A good hair dryer will soften the pipe for bending, have a wet rag on hand to freeze the hot pipe when it is just right.
i bien waching for a very long time i never miss a chow like woit your diong thank you
Watching UA-cam work together like that is a very beautiful site and watching you playing those pipes. I’m learning a lot so you guys even so I’m not able to do that kind of work anymore since I’m up in age 66 years old now but I’m watching UA-cam beautiful peopleand I wish I thought it doing that kind of stuff back in my younger days get out of this we are in and being in town back out in the country again where I belong
Just subscribed to your channel. Love what you guys are doing. "By the sweat of your brow.... You shall eat bread". Great ideas and the strength you both have (sometimes 3 of you, with 2 four legged children),. Very inspiring. MOST HIGH BLESS.
Man! Huge respect, guys.
I installed a French drain on my property and to keep the holes from being clogged with dirt I wrapped the pipe in water permiable fabric first then covered with gravel. I just got the ideal that a French drain could also be used for cooling (since it is 6 feet underground) in the summertime if you design in a few air passages (this could work).
I'll be very interested in how well it works and what your inlet and outlet temps are.
Depending on the air flow rate through the tubes, the outlet will be at the ground temperature.You need to move a lot of air to get the outlet temperature to rise above the ground temperature. For maximum efficiency you need to maintain a differential over the full length of the tube, aka move more air. This ensures the full length of the tube is working for you. If the air drops to ground temperature in the first 15ft of tubing, you`ll have 85ft of tubing that isnt contributing any additional cooling, the air will simply coast through it without losing any more heat.
@@atomizer2665 ; That's true. I live in the desert and I'm wondering what the temp for them will be, simply because stable ground temp in the desert happens at about 30 feet. I'll be interested to see it the heat transfer is enough to cool.
@@robbehr8806
When you actively add and remove heat from the ground it creates a new energy balance. If you actively pump frigid air into the ground all winter, it will not be at the same temperature as the surrounding ground. come the spring :)
Thank you for the support!
Im getting worn out watching you work so hard him!!! Thankyou n Jesse for my favorite show
Wow! Love your Dedication. Sending more Power to ya.
I had a buddy put geothermal tubes into his solar greenhouse. He plugged them up and never used then due to the threat of legionaries' disease. He said that a heat exchanger must be used to prevent a direct air exchange. All bacteria require to live is warmth, darkness and moisture and the PVC tube provide all of that. Be safe while you are being free.
He has more chance of contracting legionnaires from his potting soil :)
Very smart doin the glueing in the trench for the reasons you mentioned. Secondly, you are definitely using the best glue, Red Hot, with the primer due to your pipes being larger than 2 inches in diameter. I have only installed sprinkler systems over the last 30 + years and Red Hot is by far the best product. As you already know, saving a few pennies on your glue is not worth it in the long run.
Thank you. You two work so amazing together 😊
Omg that’s awesome getting the ac pipes in many blessings from North Texas ❤
I suggest you paint all of your water tanks to prevent alga growth in your water. An acid etch on the outside will help the paint to stick.
Also, getting into a trench like you did is a very dangerous thing. I am glad you were not hurt.
Thanks my paint flaked off like theirs
What do you use for acid etch?
@@BadChad-tn3ii I used a chemical that they had at work that they used for cleaning parts for painting. I have heard that cleaning vinegar will also work but it may take more than one application.
@@harpintn ty
What I am interested in what kind of calculations did you use to determine how much cooling capacity you would get using the total length of tubing you are using? It looks also like your tubes are 7 feet below grade. How did you learn what depth you needed to be most effective in the cooling you are expecting to receive?
Looking good. A nice green solution. Will be interesting to see the results with the temperature changes.
Your best idea was to get Jess as your wife. You two were made for each other. I can feel your tired ness through the screen. My husband has been a builder all his life and loved it but he was always dead tied at the end of each day.
New sub here hello from remote rural off grid , solar and wind Australia nice work indeed. Opal miner here and I have plumbed an unused shaft same principle cold air from about 30 feet deep and into the house added a 12V push fan integrated into the mine workings it gets to the high 40-50 degrees here in summer, the mine air temp is about 22 degrees constant. Can see how this works nice indeed pressure differential, I get to feel that down the mine when a low pressure system is coming through have multiple shafts so it breaths just like a cave.
Definitely sticking around to see how things work out with this cooling system looking forward to it!
😂❤🎉🎉 Gosh! I was hoping to see one project done in a post too! So close. Well, that just means next week this will be finished and you'll be back on the overhead ❤❤ With the rains coming, I'm sure you want to keep the area dry as possible. It's SO FLIPPIN hot right now, I know that is exhausting as well. Great job folks!
Suggest you shelter those poly tanks from the sun it'll bake em in one summer, plus plastic breaks down with that heat, and although in trace amounts, do you still want that stuff on or in your body? Great video btw!
The view from your home is breathtaking! You both have a wonderful home. I see it a work in progress and you both are ready to tackle the build together, keep up the great work!!. Also for the pipes you laid sand may enter the drainage holes and block them. You dont have a mass of traffic above the so earth movement will be to a minimum and shouldn't effect the pipe. Pipes are designed for strength as long as they are packed all round they will be fine. Good luck with your adventure and i am on a binge watching mission with your channel. All the best from the u.k.💫🫶
I did pretty much exactly the same thing except...
No holes in the pipe and no gravel.
My build site slopes downhill, so my 3 geothermal pipes drain naturally out the intake end. Plus I've added a snorkel for winter when the intake end is burried under deep snow.
This 120 foot run of three 4" inch Sewer pipes burried 6 foot down works fantastic...
During the hottest summer days. The system brings 62-degree air into the house when the outside temperature is over 100 degrees.
Best part is I'm using two 3 watt computer fans to circulate the air.
Very little electricity, plenty of cooling...
You should measure the cfm leaving the tubes. I`d be surprised if its more than 30cfm per tube. If its 30 cfm and you have 100F in and 62F out, the ground/mass out to 12" from the tube wall (basically 28" in diameter incl the tube) will increase in temperature by an average of 1.6F per hour. Your outlet temperature wont remain at 62F, it will gradually increase. If you run the fans at night when its cooler and reroute the exits outside the house, you can dump the stored heat and increase the cooling capacity for the following day.
@JohnGuest45
Basically I'm already doing what you recommended.
When the weather is hot. I use one of the 3 ducts as a recirculation loop and I choke down the inlet to limit the heat coming into the system.
My house is pretty tight with roughly R40 insulation and a ton of thermal mass inside the insulation envelope...
Like I mentioned in My original comment. I'm using a pair of computer fans to circulate the air so the air moves through the system pretty slow.
I also run the recirculation loop during the winter when the outside air temperature is below freezing.
This way I'm not bringing sub zero temperatures into the house that I have to heat. During winter the incoming air is usually closer to 50 degrees. Way better than the 8 to 15 degrees outside during the coldest parts of winter. Again with only a trickle of makeup air being allowed into the system...
I've never done the math on this.
I'm more of a fly by the seat of my pants engineer. I use the information I find tweeking it to meet my needs and to what make sense. This approach works well for me.
I'm 62 and have been using this approach all my life... My failures are rare enough that I keep on doing it because it works and I get good results...
Basically I'm already doing what you recommended.
When the weather is hot. I use one of the 3 ducts as a recirculation loop and I choke down the inlet to limit the heat coming into the system.
My house is pretty tight with roughly R40 insulation and a ton of thermal mass inside the insulation envelope...
Like I mentioned in My original comment. I'm using a pair of computer fans to circulate the air so the air moves through the system pretty slow.
I also run the recirculation loop during the winter when the outside air temperature is below freezing.
This way I'm not bringing sub zero temperatures into the house that I have to heat. During winter the incoming air is usually closer to 50 degrees. Way better than the 8 to 15 degrees outside during the coldest parts of winter. Again with only a trickle of makeup air being allowed into the system...
I've never done the math on this.
I'm more of a fly by the seat of my pants engineer. I use the information I find tweeking it to meet my needs and to what make sense. This approach works well for me.
I'm 62 and have been using this approach all my life... My failures are rare enough that I keep on doing it because it works and I get good results...
@@Brood_Master
The 130ft 4" tube will hold around 11.34 cubic feet of air. It wont take very long for that small volume of air to rise or fall to the ground temperature inside the tube. If you are adding a trickle, you will only get a trickle out. I`m not sure how you can recirculate air through a single tube, i guess you are linking the air intakes of two tubes to create a loop and using the outlets in the house as an intake and outlet. This would make the loop 260ft long, doubling the friction loss which would considerably reduce the output cfm of your fans.
Great to see the progress, must be very exciting.
tHanks for the video.. !
Love the goals and teamwork. Godspeed
You need a T on your water collection. Add a T inline with a 24” down piece and add a threaded cap. It collects the debris that lands on the roof. Makes filtering later much easier and less debris in tanks. And if you screen the dirt you dug out you would have your rock for the trench. Also, you don’t need primer on pvc or ABS pipe when you use red hot. Save that money!
I work heavy equipment and ive seen trenches cave in. Please be careful. Be safe. Never enter with out shoring or the right barriers to protect your life. Especially in the desert the soils can be very lose and not stable
Your endurance is showing!
don't forget to test for Radon. Your drain holes are a direct path to your air.
When you put the pipes together use the 1/4 turn to spread the glue in the joint so you get a good weld.
Looks like Weat texas, AZ or Nevada....you can do the holes in the pipes for drainage. I'm in the S.E., going to use a sealed system with antifreeze as holes or even simple sealed pipes would cause a lot of mold/water issues. Another good reason to do it in the trench? Shade.
Most Excellent! Thank you for the visit and the information!
We wish you luck and we know you will be successful with it
Hi all looking great but have you thought about radon gas coming in to the house from the pipe's. Keep up the cool vid's.
How ??? Hahaha
Buddy! You REALLY need to get a Mc Cloud, it'll change your life! I did all the shovel work on our little rancho Mr. MCCloud is your friend. Bet a friendly wildland fire fighter will be glad to show ya...
What is a Mc Cloud?
@@feliciaobryan6156 it is very similar to a Hardcastle and McCormick
McLeod fire tool.
mccloud fire tool is a heavy rake , sort of a combo between and rake and a hoe. Make it easier to move heavy rock and break up soil and weeds.
Pretty sure McCloud was a sheriff/detective
I always thought it would work great to have a big hill behind the house with underground tubes going up the hill. Natural convection would cause the warm air from upstairs to flow up the tubes and cooler air would flow downhill into the basement.
Awesome work guys! Was thinking you would put some garden fabric over the tubes to help with the soil staying out. Just sayin.
For garden use, put in a septic tank, as they are a bit cheaper than potable water tanks. Livestock plastic water tanks are very good and are drinkable water use as well. Burry them or berm the local dirt around them to stop water algae and heating.
Downhill trenching can be graveled and that water collected to be sent int those water tanks set in the ground. The reverse sort of as used by a septic tank setup. . Used it in south end of AZ.
A V trench made with a grader is preferred for such a collector trench as you line it with plastic to collect waster and gravel in the plastic to keep dirt and fine rock out A French Drain approach sort of will collect soil run off water.
Here’s a tip with plumbing. Primer is not needed on pvc if there will be no pressure on the pipe. Save your money.
And primee is just glue with bits of pvc mixed in
I also noticed that he is using Red Hot glue, which doesn’t need primer. Not talking crap just noticed ,I’ve laid a lot of pipe. He’s the one in the trenchs not me. Love the content here.
I recently looked into spekboom! 🔥
Amazing desert plant!
We’ve got a new fashion Swamp cooler 😂and it’s runs forever off of solar power, No you won’t freeze but we comfortable during these 103 degrees feels like temperatures, humidity has been off the charts!
Everyone should be practicing the same system as they do in the green wall of Africa
Very labor Intensive system!
Great progress, you two! (even though I still don't understand how your system works. Looking forward to when (if) you guys explain how it works.
That is a ton of work. I have to see the end of this.
I put in over 2000 tons of fill and soil in my yard alone. I feel for you
There's a perfect balance between education and entertainment.
Are you guys ever going to finish of the lime coat on the top of the dome? Every monsoon season i wonder, with potential cob loss.
Excited to see what temperature you get in the root cellar! Here's hoping for 50F!
Check for RADON in dirt and mitigate.
Dude, I've worked on filling drainage trenchs with a wheelbarrow and gravel before and that is backbreaking work. I recently saw a video that will save your body by building a dumping trailer mechiniszm into a trailer like yours for $50 and it does not require lifting the front end of the trailer up. You can find the video on UA-cam entitled "Best DIY Dump Trailer 50$". This trailer uses a heavyduty membrame that you just handcrank. If you make one of these you can just backup the trailer to the ditch and crank out the gravel. Not sure how much weight this kind of setup will actually handle, but I think it would also be possible to connect up a motorized wrench motor to make dumping. easier. Hope this helps....
wow so much work you do, remember to take some day off :) and good luck
You probably have already thought of, or been suggest of, by someone, but if you cover the outside frame of the ibc totes with something ,perhaps roofing, or polebarn metal. It will keep algae from growing g in the water. Dan S from Michigan and Texas
Dang huge project. Great job.
PVC pipes should not be buried with straight gravel. Earth movement will cause the gravel to cut and compromise the pipes. A layer of gravel with 20 inches of sand around the pipes will be a better long-term improvement. A friend of mine bought a mobile home park and is constantly replacing old gravel bedded pipes and using sand to protect the new pipes.
Thanks sand makes sense and I was uncomfortable with gravel directly on the pipe
I hope you two are checking those stones for meteorites! 😂
Looking good guys
Nice neat work there. 😎
So, from your large (20 x 110) metal roof rain collection, looks like your annual 12 inches of rainfall should give you 15,600 gallons per year just from that source. Then you have several other small sources for utility water that are not included in this calculation. Been thinking though.... truly, the vegetables are the next most important thing (since you have already fabricated a decent main water collection/storage system). My thought is that you will need more water for the vegetables/gardens than for all other water needs combined.
Good job, guys!!!😊🎉❤
Thank you! I might try this for heating and cooling up in northern Vermont. How is the air pulled into the house from the pvc? I might have missed it, but do you use a fan?
It seems they will be relying on passive ventilation to drive the airflow in the tubes. Passive ventilation relies on vent area, height difference and temperature difference. Given the high frictional losses in the tubes, passive ventilation is unlikely to provide sufficient flow or pressure, especially if the house isnt completely airtight. Air will take the path of least resistance, a gap under a door has far less resistance than a 100ft length of 4" tube.
once you discover the problem with your set up just know those tubes cam be lined with a durable flexible liner to seal all the holes then filled with water and antifreeze so you can run a closed loop geo thermal system.
I'm curious, did you put mesh over the holes and point them down to keep dirt out and let the water out of the tubes? Thanks for sharing! Best Wishes & Blessings. Keith Noneya