[Rich Giglio]

The under turf cooling systems dont requier a water source of that size. Once the system is filled, the water recirculates with very little evap. The system circulates about 3/4 of a gallon of water per sq ft.

[Rich Giglio]

I need to weigh-in on the Milone and MacBroom report posted on May 4th, 09 by Squiers. Anyone who has any experiance with synthetic turf on hot days knows that the findings published by that report are not consistant with real life. To get a “real” sampling of the excessive heat that builds up on synthetic turf, those Milone and MacBroom boys should get in their car and drive south a few hours to New York where synthetic soccer fields were closed during the summer because the 120 degree surface heat was a health risk to the players.

[Rich Giglio]

The synthetic turf cooling system sold by Earthologytech.com is, in fact, the only commercial “under-turf” cooling system available. It works by circulating water under your turf field in a closed-loop system. The water is cooled to about 65 degrees by an underground core utilizing Geo Thermal Ground Source Heat Exchange technology. In hot weather the water absorbs the heat out of the turf and releases that heat through the core into the ground below. In cold weather it will support temperatures that will melt snow. The water re-circulates and is not waisted so the only energy requiered is a small pump. Earthologytech.com also makes a system which is much less complex and much less expensive that creates a moisture membrane under the turf to keep the turf from heating up. Both are run thermostatically.

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