Hi
I have been following this thread. My plan for the heat exchange
between the solar collector and the potable hot water system is to
modify a discarded gas fired Polaris hotwater heater. The tank of this
hotwater heater is made of stainless. I have pulled out all the gas
burner guts out
From a related yet different perspective, do I introduce any trouble by burningmy wood burning fireplace insert?://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
Your insert with a fan is probably 300% more efficient than a fireplace. That means instead of 98% of the heating value of the
I know its not much better but, I believe our insert is rated at 40%
efficiency. We plan to move to a more efficient catalytic wood burning
insert as soon as we can swing the finances. Vermont Castings claims
78% efficiency of one of their models.
Kirk wrote:
Your insert with a fan is
Ken Dunn wrote:
7. What is the group's collective experience?
I have radiant hot water heat in my house and I'm happy enough with
the system to say that I don't wish to live WITHOUT radiant heat in
the future. It's probably colder where you live during the winter
than it is here
As a rule of thumb a dollar of insulation buys more BTUs than a dollar of collector.
This is probably true until you pass R50 for the roof/ceiling and R40 for the walls.
Moveable insulation is much cheaper than hitek windows but only you know if you will be diligent in its use.
On 9/4/05, *robert luis rabello* [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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If you do this, however, you'll want
to install grommets in the floor joists. We didn't, so whenever the
boiler fires up, the plastic pipes tap against the joists. It sounds
like a myriad of golf
On 9/4/05, *Kirk McLoren* [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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As a rule of thumb a dollar of insulation buys more BTUs than a
dollar of collector.
This is probably true until you pass R50 for the roof/ceiling and
R40 for the walls.
I couldn't agree more. I'd like
Ken Dunn wrote:
Is there a specific type of material or will any old grommet do?
Neoprene rubber is the recommended material.
(Plumbing complexity)
This is something that I've been trying to figure out for a while. I
was way over
complicating the design in my head. As long as I
robert luis rabello wrote:
Ken Dunn wrote:
Is there a specific type of material or will any old grommet do?
Neoprene rubber is the recommended material.
(Plumbing complexity)
This is something that I've been trying to figure out for a while. I
was way over
complicating
now. The article has changed slightly, the one I had starts of page
2 of this one,
I think it's the same, or at least it's the same as my download,
which is quite old. 14 pages. You must have missed the first page
(default.htm). The schematic is on page 6:
Now for the rest of the system. Since we can have some real cloudy
periods, [I haven't seen the sun for 5 days now] I need an on demand hot
water heater to back up my solar. For now I need to run it on propane, but
I definitely want to install my methane digester to run it in the future.
Kim is asking a question to which I've also been trying to get answers. I'd
also like to attach a follow up question. Has anyone been looking into
heliostats as a way of channeling/concentrating solar energy for applications
like the one Kim is asking about? That is to say, the solar energy
Solar Power Heliostat Arrays.
http://www.redrok.com/main.htm
--- Michael Redler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Kim is asking a question to which I've also been
trying to get answers. I'd also like to attach a
follow up question. Has anyone been looking into
heliostats as a way of
interesting. Even I could probably figure it out :)
http://www.geocities.com/solarliving/Homewater/Homewater.html
Luc
- Original Message -
From: Kim Garth Travis [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, November 15, 2004 9:13 AM
Subject: [Biofuel] solar hot water
Well I had planned on working on my farm first, then doing my
biofuels next. First I have an argument with the power company and
now, my hot water heater died. Does anyone have a favorite solar
hot water site? The one I really liked a webconx is gone.
What was the url Kim? Probably I
Are you going to make it yourself or buy it?
I just finished setting up some solar heater boxes that have solar panels on
top. The idea is to let the water take the heat away from the panels underneath
and give hot water as well as electricity.
Now I just have to finish wiring the solar
http://www.green-trust.org/main.htm new URL for webconx.com
Luc
- Original Message -
From: Keith Addison [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, November 15, 2004 10:06 AM
Subject: Re: [Biofuel] solar hot water
Greetings,
Well I had planned on working on my farm
Building your own?
Kirk
--- Kim Garth Travis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Greetings,
Well I had planned on working on my farm first, then
doing my biofuels
next. First I have an argument with the power
company and now, my hot
water heater died. Does anyone have a favorite
solar hot
This is the url I have, it is from May of 2001. I had downloaded the
article, but that computer crashed and lost it. I am learning that
sometimes hard copy is a good idea.
Bright Blessings,
Kim
http://www.webconx.com/2000/solar/solar.htmhttp://www.webconx.com/2000/solar/solar.htm
What
BB, Kim
At 10:29 AM 11/15/2004, you wrote:
Building your own?
Kirk
--- Kim Garth Travis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Greetings,
Well I had planned on working on my farm first, then
doing my biofuels
next. First I have an argument with the power
company and now, my hot
water heater died.
Hi Kim,
One I use a lot is www.thermomax.com
evacuated tubes,
other than that www.primosa.at
flat plate collectors with good price and value for money,
dD
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, November 15, 2004 10:06 AM
Subject: Re: [Biofuel] solar hot water
Greetings,
Well I had planned on working on my farm first, then doing my biofuels
next. First I have an argument with the power company and now, my hot
water heater died. Does anyone have a favorite solar hot water
site? The one I
/2004, you wrote:
It really is a case of ask and ye shall receive :)
http://www.green-trust.org/main.htm new URL for webconx.com
Luc
- Original Message - From: Keith Addison
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Sent: Monday, November 15, 2004 10:06 AM
Subject: Re: [Biofuel] solar hot
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