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Cooling in summer - part of the Heat Infographic project

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Mud and Paul (and Andres) are keen to make an infographic about home heat choices. Across the top will be types of heat. And down the left side will be attributes/metrics. With each metric will be a link to a thread that will act as a source for that row of information in the infographic. Or, hopefully, a bit of a bibliography. This thread is one of those threads.

Paul thinks that this work is so very critically important that he wanted to see if by starting these threads, the work can get started. He very much hopes that you all will add to this effort so that we might be done in a tenth of the time than if it were just him and Mud working on it.

All of the metrics for all of infographic is focused on "average for Montana". Keeping in mind that the average Montana home is 2000 square feet.

Here is the working thread of all the data collected: https://permies.com/wiki/204534/creating-heat-infographic

The row for this thread is Cooling in summer and will contain data for the following types of heating systems:

Electric Baseboard - no

Mini Splits - yes

In Ground Heat Pump - yes

Central Natural Gas Furnace - no

Central Propane Furnace - no

Pellet Stove - no

Wood Stove - no

Modern wood stove - no

Masonry Heater - some

If you live in a climate that gets cold at night, there are ways for the mass to make your home passively cooler.

Rocket Mass Heater - some

If you live in a climate that gets cold at night, there are ways for the mass to make your home passively cooler.

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Christine Circe wrote:Rocket mass heaters (rmh) can be an appealing option for homeowners looking for an efficient, cost-effective way to heat their homes during the winter months. However, many people are unaware that rocket mass heaters can also be used to cool a home during the summer months. Homesteaders considering investing in rocket mass heaters should be made aware of this dual purpose capability, as appropriate cooling in the summer can be a great added value.

I did a bit of work on the first post and wanted to put this here, it's definitely a great advantage of a mass heater system.

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In ground Heat Pumps, and Air-Sourced Heat Pumps/Mini-Split can both cool in the summer.

In floor radiant heater could HELP cool the floor/house if we ran water that is 10F-20F cooler than the air temp thru it assuming humidity is at 70%. (At 50% humidity we can run water that is 20F-30F cooler than the air temperature of the room).

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Electric Baseboard
No

Mini Splits
Yes

In Ground Heat Pump
Yes

Central Natural Gas Furnace
Could be used to circulate cool air at night.

Central Propane Furnace
Could be used to circulate cool air at night.

Wood Stove
Not really, though it depends on the mass of the stove.

Modern wood stove
Not really, though it depends on the mass of the stove.

Pellet Stove
No

Masonry Heater
Yes, you can cool the mass by opening it at night

Rocket Mass Heater
Yes, you can cool the mass by opening it at night

Side note, I have an open fireplace. About half the time that I have left the damper open overnight, whether for a fire or to induce a cooling draft, a bat has gotten into my house in the morning.

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Electric Baseboard--No

Mini Splits--Yes

In Ground Heat Pump--Yes

Central Natural Gas Furnace--No

Central Propane Furnace--No

Pellet Stove--No

Wood Stove--No

Modern wood stove--No

Masonry Heater--Mass has potential cooling capability

Rocket Mass Heater--Mass has potential cooling capability

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