Ideas for heavy duty cages

rnewste · January 4, 2009

troad,

My original intent was to drive the cap ends down into the soil to make better thermal conductivity of the warm water with the cooler soil. The moisture barrier inhibited this somewhat. If you have plain dirt, it would be easy to drive them in an inch or more. Also, "bottom's up" will tend to harvest more radiant energy from the sun, thus better heating up the water inside.

But yes, you could put them in upright, unfilled, then fill them once in place and they would be easier to handle.

Ray

January 4, 2009	#16
rnewste Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Campbell, CA Posts: 4,064	troad, My original intent was to drive the cap ends down into the soil to make better thermal conductivity of the warm water with the cooler soil. The moisture barrier inhibited this somewhat. If you have plain dirt, it would be easy to drive them in an inch or more. Also, "bottom's up" will tend to harvest more radiant energy from the sun, thus better heating up the water inside. But yes, you could put them in upright, unfilled, then fill them once in place and they would be easier to handle. Ray Last edited by rnewste; January 4, 2009 at 12:53 AM.