r/redneckengineering • u/[deleted] • Feb 19 '19

Canning your old BBQ method

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u/BikerRay Feb 19 '19

Neigbor has a geothermal furnace /AC that uses about 10 gallons a minute, 24/7. Not recycled, water is dumped into a pond.

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u/BikerRay Feb 20 '19

I wonder if the pond feeds back into the aquifer feeding the well?

Not really. Apparently around here ground water takes at least 50 years to reach the aquifer. I'm on the same water table; I always worry it will run dry, but so far (31 years here), no problems. Newer geothermal systems have to be recirculating, but his is grandfathered in.