QUOTE(Jarka @ 2012 08 20, 01:37)
I think it is good, during night with 20°C and less, to set the unit into underpressure and open the microventilation in windows.
I wanted 4 senzors in pipes next to the unit but it is too late now. I don“t believe my husband is willing to open it because of my senzors. :-)
One important thing yet: our basis exchanger is not deep, only about 80 cm. The best earth exchangers are 180 cm deep - in our climate circumstances. I know that the south side of basis is very warm because basis aren“t insulated, yet. After insulating, conditions become better in Summer and in Winter, too.
And I must notice I“m not sure if our basis exchanger is suitable for conditions in Lithuania in Winter. Our counting temperature for soil / under floor is +5°C. Non-freezing depth is 80 cm under the surface.
My husband had prices for HT (PP) pipes and PVC pipes. The PVC ones were cheaper and so he bought PVC. But PP is more correct!
The earth heat exchanger, whatever the construction is, should have a bypass. If your pipe gets tired during the day and starts delivering let's say +22C you should use bypass mode during the night when the air drops to +18C. This is quite common in the spring and in the autumn when the temperature changes a lot during the day and the night. When it is in the bypass mode the ventilation unit gets the air directly from the outside, not from the earth pipe.
Sensors - you only need to drill a hole of 8mm in the duct to get the sensor inn. The hole can be repaired with silicone after.
I have noticed you have burred it so low...but your earth conditions are slightly different. The frost limit is 1,20m in Lithuania but the the eaqrth pipes must be at the same depth 1,80m and more, below the level of ground waters - the more humid the earth the better conditions for the exchanger (due to excellent c~4180J/kg*K of water). You can set the depht less if the exchanger is insulated on the top e.g. my exchanger lays under the building only 50cm from the top but it is insulated by 350mm EPS100.
I haven't seen the beginning of your earth pipe in the blog. How have you sorted the "
chimney"?
Papildyta:
QUOTE(Jarka @ 2012 08 20, 01:37)
My husband had prices for HT (PP) pipes and PVC pipes. The PVC ones were cheaper and so he bought PVC. But PP is more correct!
As you have seen above, the ducts for the ventilation are significant cheaper in Lithuania, the all time exchange rate is 1=3,4528LTL.
I can not understand how the PVC can be cheaper in SK, Poland is close and they do produce everything there. Even PVC,PP,PE - that is cheaper in PL than LT.