While on the heels of Geoff Duke, Elvis Hargrove said:
 -> On one hillside "house" we built back in '83 (a 12,000 sq. footer
 -> that had about 3,000 ft. 10' below grade) the architect designed a
 EH> That was a BIG honker weren't it!
 Yep, we built it for a geologist who "found" what he was digging for.
 His lot is 27 acres right on the American River here in Sac.
 
 -> masonry block tunnel under the house that was open on both ends. All
 -> of the 5 HVAC fan/condensers were placed in the tunnel which is
 -> naturally cool even it the hot summer weather here in CA.  It seemed
 -> to work well.
 EH> Makes good sense!  I've considered making my condenser-feed
 EH> air draw from under the house.  Wonder if it'd suck in enough hot air
 EH> from the yard to heat up the floor?
 If it could draw enough moisture from the ground to cool the air, maybe
 it wouldn't.  
 I've thought about building a louvred enclosure around my condenser and
 running a drip system on it triggered by the T-stat.  It would be a
 water chiller of sorts.  In our relatively dry climate, it may be well
 worth doing..
 Ay thoughts on that one?
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