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by hawk909
Mon Apr 13, 2009 8:33 pm
Forum: Alternative Energy
Topic: Has anyone here built solar hot water panels and storage set
Replies: 8
Views: 26031

RE: Has anyone here built solar hot water panels and storage

I am not involved with that at all. That update I found on his site.

I have been trying to find what absorbers he used but I think the website he bought from changed so they don't do a direct sale anymore.
by hawk909
Mon Apr 13, 2009 9:04 am
Forum: Alternative Energy
Topic: Has anyone here built solar hot water panels and storage set
Replies: 8
Views: 26031

RE: Has anyone here built solar hot water panels and storage

The only link I know is this one. http://www.builditsolar.com/Projects/SpaceHeating/SolarShed/solarshed.htm#Concept Updated February 21, 2009: Just as a check that the system is still working as well as it was when it was first installed, I did this little test. Today was a sunny day. The storage ta...
by hawk909
Wed Feb 25, 2009 10:55 am
Forum: Alternative Energy
Topic: Don't stop sharing (soon I will need solar air conditioning)
Replies: 1
Views: 3249

RE: Don't stop sharing (soon I will need solar air condition

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absorptive_chiller http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_thermal_cooling http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absorption_heat_pump Had the first link saved in my bookmarks. The other two I found by following links from the first one. There isn't any "How To" plans but cou...
by hawk909
Sun Oct 26, 2008 8:27 pm
Forum: Alternative Energy
Topic: Solar Collector away from building
Replies: 1
Views: 3613

Solar Collector away from building

I have been interested in the idea of a Solar Heat Collector. The problem is I have two large trees right to the south of my house and one tree to the east of the south end of my place. All of the plans I have seen always has the Collector connected to the house and being only piped a few feet at th...