My New Geothermal Cooling Loop!

[Diggrr]

Just dig deeper. The ground will get to ~55°F. You might need 4-6 feet deep to find it, but you will find it.
To think about it, your tap water doesn't come out of the faucet warm...that's geothermal cooling.

It's 91°F here now, and my CPU reports the usual 31°C idle, and 39° loaded.

 

[hokiealumnus]

I just wanted to bump this because it's awesome. I heart Diggrr's geothermal loop!

 

[Mandrake4565]

I just wanted to bump this because it's awesome. I heart Diggrr's geothermal loop!

Glad you did Hokie, it is still a great read. I would love to do this one day, though I'd probably have to get divorced first, my wife already thinks I nuts with my water cooling set up. Imagine the response to, honey I'm digging up the backyard 4 feet deep to run cooling lines for my pc. Then I'm going to run the lines up the side of the house to the room on the 2nd floor OK?

 

[hokiealumnus]

Heh, I'd have to run it to the third floor of our townhouse, which is why it hasn't already been proposed to my wife as well. If we ever move and have a basement or first floor office, you can bet I'll be trying to convince her though!

 

[I.M.O.G.]

You might need a bigger pump to get to the second floor. ;-)

Thanks for the bump hokie. I think this thread deserves a best of 2012 award.

 

[Mandrake4565]

If we ever move and have a basement or first floor office, you can bet I'll be trying to convince her though!

I used to have my office in the basement but that became my son's game room so that is out at least until he goes away to college in 9 years

You might need a bigger pump to get to the second floor. ;-)

Indeed, just for curiosity sake, what pump would be capable?

 

[hokiealumnus]

Eiheim or Iwaki would probably good choices.

 

[Fever]

Amazing! I don't even know how I could begin explain this to my GF should I want to do the same!

I love it, diggr!

 

[xander89]

shameless bump! i kid, always love looking at this thread, makes me drool slightly

 

[Robert17]

Glad you bumped it. It may even deserve a Sticky. I've referenced this thread several times.

 

[Boulard83]

Awesome work and rig Digrrr !

 

[Zenos]

Go down deep enough and you'll find water. Doesn't matter where you are

Mind you, the same could be said of lava

Wtf Minecraft guy?

 

[trailertrash13]

so how was your first winter? did you need to add some AF to the loop?

 

[digiw0rx]

This is unbelievably amazing... I can see the look on my other half's face now if i was to suggest this to her... haha

 

[idkfa]

Thanks for bump!
Im left speechless, absolutely amazing work!

 

[briansun1]

baaa try suggesting this to you parents



oh and really good work

 

[Chass1s]

This is awesome! One of the coolest things I have seen involving homemade computer projects Nice work!

 

[Mandrake4565]

baaa try suggesting this to you parents



oh and really good work

Parents?, you make me laugh Briansun, some of us have kids your age. For me it's try suggesting this to the wife and see what she says.

 

[trailertrash13]

epic eye roll from wife LOL

 

[briansun1]

Parents?, you make me laugh Briansun, some of us have kids your age. For me it's try suggesting this to the wife and see what she says.

wait your that old???