Wonderful local Boilerless hydronic system

guzzinerd

Today I had the pleasure of visiting a local ranch located at the base of a hill that supplies the area with cold and hot water springs.

All of the heating is radiant fed by the hot springs, no boilers, just pipes and rads.


Hot water Creek, it's chilly outside and the water temp is over 120°f.  


Besides being crystal clear, the water is delicious (from the cold creek)



Uphill, are a few of these little cisterns where some of the water is collected and gravity-fed to the houses on the property.



There is a little booster pump for when the pressure is low.

Just thought I'd share.

EBEBRATT-Ed

I like the last picture with the valve between the two tees, A monoflow one pipe system with no venturi tees.

Mad Dog_2

Is that The famed Salinas Valley Steinbeck wrote about? That would be how I'd picture it  Mad Dog 🐕 

guzzinerd

That's in California, we're in southern New Mexico @Mad Dog_2

hot_rod

Nice to access to that hot spring. Is there a heat exchanger in the hot supply somewhere. Those springs tend to have a lot of minerals in them.

guzzinerd

hot_rod said:

Nice to access to that hot spring. Is there a heat exchanger in the hot supply somewhere. Those springs tend to have a lot of minerals in them.

The pics I posted is all there is, no filters or anything else. It's really clean and not heavy at all.  

scott w.

Nothing  is as satisfying than free heat and free water!