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Tyler Rest
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Have you used earth tubes to cool your house? If so, what are some lessons learned?
What do you do about filtering the air during dust / wildfire season? Did you do anything special to ensure a strong updraft, like install a solar chimney?
 
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Hi, Tyler

Welcome to the forum.

Tyler said, "Did you do anything special to ensure a strong updraft, like install a solar chimney[/quote

Here are some threads that you or others might find of interest:

https://permies.com/t/143626/Solar-Chimney-Earth-Tubes

https://permies.com/t/157926/earth-tubes

https://permies.com/t/2386/toxicity-earthtube-building-materials

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