Geothermal aqueduct network

Abstract

A geothermal aqueduct network has a heat pump inside each individual dwellings plus a circulation pump to provide circulation between the house and the aqueduct by way of an exit pipe (besides the existing water entry pipe) that returns the water to the aqueduct network. Having constant water circulation further insures against potential freezing up of the water in the aqueduct. This constant circulation can be achieved in various ways such as use of water by residents using water, by internal leakage that, in practice, is always present in aqueduct system or, by an overpressure release valve which empies water into the storm sewer system or back into the water reserve cistern of the aqueduct system.

1 . A geothermal aqueduct network using an existing aqueduct network as its basic structure which generally include at least one underground main pipe starting from a regional water source such as a cistern or pumping house pumping water from a remote location and said water source can be from the underground water table or from a river or other naturally occuring water source; 
 said main pipe leading to secondary pipes bringing water to dwellings; and each said dwelling having an inlet pipe and furtehr comprising:    an outlet pipe leading back to the secondary pipe;    water having reaches a dwelling going through a heat exchanger which transfers water temperature onto a fluid;    water having passed through said heat exchanger returning to said aqueduct system by way of said outlet pipe;    within said heat exchanger, water exchanging heat with said fluid;    a water removal means to provide circulation of water within said aqueduct system.    
   
   
       2 . A geothermal aqueduct network as in  claim 1  wherein: 
 said water removal means being an overpressure valve which empties into a storm sewer.    
   
   
       3 . A geothermal aqueduct network as in  claim 1  wherein: 
 said water removal means being an overpressure valve which empties back into said regional water source.