Do It Yourself (DIY) Geothermal Heat Exchanger Heat Pump

The build your own  Do It Yourself (DIY) Heat Exchanger Heat Pump project is for anyone wanting to move heat from one place to another.

Do you:

• Have a Spa or Hot you want to heat efficiently AKA Cheap Pool Spa heater?

• orHave a pond or fish tank you want to cool AKA cheap tank or pond chiller  heater?

• Have a need for inexpensive hot water for bathing or heating AKA cheap water heater?

• The uses are limitless for your Do It Yourself (DIY) Geothermal Heat Exchanger Heat Pump

In my case, I was looking for a way to efficiently heat my hot tub. I wanted to build a  energy efficient unit for myself. My original tub heater consisted of a hot water heater style resistance element in a stainless steel housing. With a pump flowing 260 Gallons Per Hour (GPH), the 5,000 Watt heater brought the temperature up approximately 2 degrees (from 79 Degrees F. to 81 Degrees F.) per pass, until the water temperature reached 104 Degrees.

While the Electrical Resistance Water Heater did the trick, it did so at a high cost. The unit drew approximately 22 Amps at 220 Volts. 4.8 Kilowatts per Hour (KwpH). At our current rate with Tampa Electric Company (TECO) at .$12 per KWH, the cost to operate was excessive. For example, during the winter, the heater would run continuous for over 24 hours to bring the hot tub to temperature. That's $13.82 just to warm the tub. Then, to keep it at temperature, the heater would run about 60% of the time, costing $8.29 a day to run the spa. $260.00 per month for w glorified daily bath was just too much money, not to mention the effect on the environment. I really wanted to find a better way to heat my spa for much less money.

But what if there were a way to do this more efficiently? How would a 12,000 BTU Heat Pump compare? 1 KW equals roughly 3.4K BTU. So 4.8 KW would theoretically equal about 16,000 BTU. This of course does not take into account the actual efficiency of transferring the heat to the water. But nevertheless, the heat pump solution would only draw about 3.8 Amps at 110 Volts. That's a measly 418 Watts Per Hour! If the pump operated 24 hours a day and seven days a week, that's only 70.2 KWH, or $8.24 per month! Less than the cost of just bringing the spa up to temperature on the first day! Talk about a cheap way to heat a spa!

Since I already had a retired 12,000 BTU Window Air Conditioner, making a Do It Yourself (DIY) Heat Exchanger Heat Pump was a no-brainer!

Read on for detailed information on building your own Do It Yourself (DIY) Geothermal Heat Exchanger Heat Pump.

Keep in mind that while the design is for a Do It Yourself (DIY) Geothermal Heat Exchanger Heat Pump, you could also eliminate one of the heat exchangers and use the existing AC condenser or evaporator for an air-to-water exchange. Since I live on a waterfront property, the stream in the back yard provides year-round source of 70+ Degree water from which to extract heat. So I am using the two heat exchanger version.

My results not only surprised me, but my neighbor, who does HVAC for a living. We simply could not believe how effective and efficient we were able to heat our spa. In fact, the unit is providing so much heat, I am now heating my 15ft x 30ft inground pool.

If you have at least average mechanical skills, you can build this unit yourself. While you may have amny of the parts already around your house, I have provided a detailed parts list from Lowes for your convenience.  All the parts now, with the exception of the donor AC unit should cost less than $200.00 US.

By ordering the plans, you'll not only receive the materials and required tools list, you will get detailed instructions on how to wind the condesor and evaporator tubes, all dimensions and tube lengths, as well as freon charginf instructions. And here is the best part - the entire unit can be assembled in just a couple of afternoon!

When you purchase our instructions, you will also receive access to streaming videos showing coil winding techniques, soldering, and operation.

Are you using resistance type heating elements in your howm? If so, you may be able to reduce your energy consumption by 90% with our Do It Yourself (DIY) Geothermal Heat Exchanger Heat Pump.

Do It Yourself (DIY) Geothermal Heat Exchanger Heat Pumps are a much better way to go than even Solar Panels. The Do It Yourself (DIY) Geothermal Heat Exchanger Heat Pump extracts heat from the ground 24 hours a day, seven days a week. There's no need to worry about the sun shining for this  Do It Yourself (DIY) Geothermal Heat Exchanger Heat Pump to provide heating or cooling flawlessly and efficiently. Simply bury the geothermal loop tubing a few inches under the earth in warm climates, or a foot or so under the frost line in colder climates.

Of course, you could always use just 1/2 this design and place the heat exchanger on the condensor coil only. Then, you can used the chilled air coming from the AC to offset your cooling bills while you are warming your hot tub. Now you have a perfect excuse to air condition your Garage!

Purchase a complete set of plans, along with a materials list and step by step directions for building your own Do It Yourself (DIY) Geothermal Heat Exchanger Heat Pump: