Hi, I've been doing a little work on downspout collectors with the aim of doing a side by side comparison with the screen collector. Having a little trouble...
Hey Gang, This thought has come to mind a couple times, so before leaves for good, I wanted to share it with the group. PVC conduit is not designed for fluid,...
Hi Gang, I tried a couple different methods for preparing the coroplast corners so that the pieces of coroplast extending from the last flute can be removed...
Ok... so I stumbled on Scott Davis's page while researching some ideas on solar water heaters (I just built my first one for my in-laws pool). Couple of things...
hey all, trying to find a local source for EPDM pond liners and so far im not having much luck. living in rural WV has its downsides believe it or not. any...
Hey! Now I'm an expert- (He made up the title of my presentation, I also cover radiation and convection) http://sustainablelivingguild.com/solar-energy Day 1:...
Hey welcome to the group Ralph! No matter where we are, we get the same 300btu per square foot per hour from the sun when it shines! Regarding your air...
Hi all, I'm Ralph and I live in Belgium (Europe) I'm new into solarheating. I've got a PV-installation on my roof but have room enough to make something els. ...
I just listened to an interesting presentation on German-made Aquatherm polypropylene pipe and fittings. It's ASTM rated to 180 deg. F @ 100PSI for potable...
Hi All, I think it was doug who mentioned using a cornet keg as a tank in tank. Since I am in the process of upgradeing my tanks and heat exchangers this is...
I am meeting with my super fabricator friend on Thursday and he said he would help me build a hot water collector. This guy has the skills and tools to do so...
Posted by: "LAVERNE KARRAS" lkarras@... ... Hello Laverne; Solar heating, as well as natural cooling should be integrated into the basic design of the...
As long as the cores are not poured, concrete block between the webs is surprisingly easy to break through. A local drugstore found this out when the thieves...
I have been disappointed in my trial of the 3M 4693H. . I took a small section that was glued up and put it in 180 degree water and with two pliers was able to...
Hi Gang, Goop appears to be working really well. There have been no problems at all along the main header and everything looks great. If you've been following...
HI Scott D., It looks like you will be losing quite a few square inches of absorber area with those two types of end connections. One inch on each side x 96"....
I am thinking about adding a solar water heater to the back of my garage, and if this link below works than it is the far left end of the house in the picture....
http://www.arizonabarrels.com/275_gallon_totes.html I don't know what the shipping would be but only needing to insulate around it would make things easier...
Does anyone have or know of a good quality tankless water heater that is either electric or propane, but preferably electric. This will be utilized downstream...
Hi, Does anybody have experience with Evacuated Tube (ET) collectors? I have been able to find lots of information about Flat Plate (FP) collectors, but not...
And speaking of Blogs, check out Shawn's very impressive progress on his large solar system. Particularly of interest is his approach to using a sand bed /...
Hi Gang, The following expands on the draft, posted last week, from Gary's blog at www.builditsolar.com. GREAT stuff Gary! Heat Transfer in a Solar Air Heating...
I've been researching making my own solar panels for my home. I look up websites, books, info, and get overwhelmed. I've found sites that rave about books...
Preliminary results on the screwy downspouts look promising. It is totally overcast today, but the screws are doing better than unscrewed just sitting ...
Since I am 99% sure I am going to build a 4x8 double screen collector I have some ideas to through out here. My first Idea is to take the screen that will be...
Can anyone think of a good reason for someone(me) to take a boatload of 3 foot Venetian Blinds for a solar project. Not that I need much convincing but I've...
