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The ground is not usually 58F. It depends entirely upon where you live AND how deep you go. Where I live, in Houston, TX the readily-accessible ground tempera
by msandford 12y ago
The ground is not usually 58F. It depends entirely upon where you live AND how deep you go.
Where I live, in Houston, TX the readily-accessible ground temperature is in the high 60s or low 70s.
- fivedogit 12y agoFor the purposes of a just-below-the-surface cooler, yes I believe you are right. But my understanding from the book is that if you go slightly deeper, you will get to a somewhat universal soil temperature no matter where you actually are, with extreme counterexamples, I'm sure. The book, on thermal housing, may have been assuming habitable areas, not Antarctica or Siberia.
- msandford 12y agoCheck here: http://www.greenbuildingtalk.com/Forums/tabid/53/aff/13/aft/31492/afv/topic/Default.aspx http://www.greenbuildingtalk.com/Forums/tabid/53/aff/13/aft/... The 3rd post talks about the variation in temperatures. Seems that once you get to around 30 feet down the temperature becomes constant year round. For Houston the chart says 71 degrees. Because it's that single number instead of a range I assume that's the temp you get at 30 feet deep.