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Date:   Tue, 19 Nov 2002 12:34:00 -0800
Reply-To:   Eric Spletzer <eric@SENIORNET.ORG>
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From:   Eric Spletzer <eric@SENIORNET.ORG>
Subject:   Re: Winters in the van...
In-Reply-To:   <B9FFDFD5.7AA7%eric@seniornet.org>
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Just working this out.

You don't need too much water - just enough to fill up the lentghs of pipe. Probably another 2 gallons at most. Most home systems require less than 20 gallons, and thatıs for thousands of square feet.

And depending on what it ran on, you could install a thermostat on the pump that'd keep it above freezing....

On 11/19/02 11:39 AM, "Joel Walker" <jwalker17@earthlink.net> wrote:

> > weight. how much will it weigh? water is rather heavy > ... at 8 lbs per gallon. > how many gallons does this system require? > > and what do you do if the water freezes? like when you > aren't there to run it. > > a thought:

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