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Originally Posted by Nitack
Humidity is a problem here in Virginia too. However, just as water condenses on a cool glass of water, it should also condense along the pipe walls as the warmer air passes through. Is this not so?
This was why I put the gravel drainage bed into the design. The piping will have drainage holes drilled into it in order to shed the water. Am I missing something?
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What is your house's foundation like? Most newer houses are built on top of concrete slabs. Is your house one of the older designs that has direct access to the ground beneath it?
I like moontan's thoughts on this. I'd like to add that I'm currently renting a split level home where the majority of the windows have SE exposure. Since the cold is finally gone for good (until the fall), I shut off the heat and fans and opened up almost all the windows. The house stays very comfortable with no energy use despite temperatures above 90 degrees F outside. So, when I was reading your first post, I began to contemplate the reasons why my situation is so different from your own. It's really only one reason I think...shade. The same shade that inhibits me from playing with my fresnel lenses encapsulates the house a large portion of the day.
If you plan to stay there a long time, it would be wise to plant some trees to strategically block that harsh southern exposure. Of course, this may mean higher heating bills in the winter. Those pesky trade-offs.
