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BadgersHollow
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# Posted: 3 Mar 2013 09:52pm
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I have a spring fed creek, born 3 miles up the mountain. It stays super cold, even in July. My boy tried damming a section, more like playing in the water, and could not stand to wade in it for more than a minute at a time. I put the fridge thermometer in and it was high 30s at the warmest day.
Any good ideas on how to take advantage of this? Maybe a galvanized box with a lid submerged 3/4 way in?
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Anonymous
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# Posted: 3 Mar 2013 10:08pm
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I'm doing that, with galvanized box. I's a good way, lucky you, I have high40s.
If you are going to leave stuff in there for months......put the aluminum cans in a plastic bag. If aluminum cans touch the galvanized, it will eat a little hole in the Aluminum can, you have to prevent contact.
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Anonymous
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# Posted: 7 Mar 2013 08:39am
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How about using some sort of insulated box (maybe an old fridge/freezer) and pump the cold water into it through some sort of radiator setup inside. You could use a cheap, homemade hydraulic ram pump and run through hoses into a homemade pvc radiator (or a repurposed car radiator) for very little money. It could make it more convenient to not have to wade into the water to your submerged fridge.
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Brknarow
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# Posted: 7 Mar 2013 02:16pm - Edited by: Brknarow
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Wow, that's off-grid gold. Back in 'the day' they built springhouses over those. Of course it would depend on your
layout I'm sure, but it's something you may want to look into.
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fish
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# Posted: 7 Mar 2013 03:19pm
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If it's at any inclined angle (the spring), I would put a cone of some sort in the water and gravity pump that cold water into a coil or something in an insulated box to keep it cool/cold without being submerged and dump it back into the spring.
With gravity, you wouldn't need any electricity to keep this system going.
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BadgersHollow
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# Posted: 8 Mar 2013 10:22pm
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Unfortunately, it's a pretty level run of water, so gravity is not on my side. I've researched a little into hydro ram pumps, but I think you need a bit of a drop for them to work well. The source of the spring doesn't originate on my land, rather a bit up the mountain. Ill research into what a spring house is.
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johng
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# Posted: 9 Mar 2013 08:31am - Edited by: johng
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A spring house is a small structure built next to and lower than the stream.
Divert water via a trough or pipe to the structure where it flows into a trough and out the other side. The trough inside the structure is your fridge.
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johng
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# Posted: 9 Mar 2013 08:44am
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It's an underground room off the kitchen(right back corner). The concrete trough runs along 3 walls with hooks for hanging meats and cheese from the ceiling. Even on the hottest summer days the temperature inside the walk in cooler stays cold.
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BadgersHollow
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# Posted: 9 Mar 2013 10:53am
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Thanks john, that is easily doable on my site.
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