Hi all,
Here in Australia we have a Solar hot water system that has a horizontal
water tank that is attached to the top of the solar panel making the tank
and solar panel all one unit and all being mounted on the roof.
Have a look at the GIF file at: http://www.Hotkey.net.au/~roderick/solar.jpg
And/or the SOLAR EDWARDS web site at: http://www.edwards.com.au
Roderick Wall.
At 07:40 PM 1/16/99 -0000, The Shaws wrote:
>I have always wondered why solar panels are put on a roof.
>Up there, they are higher than the hot water tank (well,
>they are in the UK, where the temperature gets down a bit,
>and the storage tank is indoors), and so temperature
>sensors, one way valves and pumps have to be involved. It
>seems more logical (or am I missing something) to put the
>panels on ground level, or at least below the height of the
>hot water storage tank - the thermal syphon then does all
>the work with no moving parts.
>
>Mike
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