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[nibot]

This is sort of a physics question: Could you pump cold water through radiators to cool your house? The obvious flaw is something like "cold doesn't radiate," but, then, don't we have the general principle that a good antenna for transmission is usually a good receiving antenna too, and hence the cold "radiator" should absorb thermal radiation from other objects? (In addition to cooling by convection.)

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[furzicle.livejournal.com]

Check out some books from the library on passive solar heating. The best and most energy efficient way to utilise water cooling would probably be to circulate it to the cool spaces underground (below the "permafrost"!)and then up into the household. Water retains its temperature longer than air, and the earth longer than water.

[metamouse.livejournal.com]

waterfalls in every room!