What a small world... About couple of hours ago, I sent a group reply to Gary about some solar water heater questions of mine he had commented on. About...
I am thinking of doing the PVC version of the collector. I was curious about using 3/4 tube vs 1/2 to maximize water to be heated and flow. What is the...
Scott! Great pictures, thanks! My builder friend came this morning to give me some advice about foundations, and suggested that I'm making work for myself...
I've been working on a multiple choice quiz program and could use some help with some questions and answers about some common solar heating problems. John...
Hi Gang, I am new to the group recently. I have a family of four and we live in the Pacific Northwest in the State of Oregon. I have been doing lots of...
@Scott Davis: Scott, did you consider using something like an IBC tote container instead of constructing your own thermal storage tank? Just curious if that...
Todd, In a previous posting, I listed the prices to make the absorber. With the expensive glue I figured about $62. I had the 8mm twinwall from a previous...
A big Hello to everyone in the group :-) I'm new to solar energy (though I've been thinking about some PV for electricity for a while) and I'm about to start...
This isn't solar, but it seems like a great idea: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ID100gTCb8 Thoughts? ... storage. I live just east of Winnipeg Canada and...
Hi, I've not been keeping up with the coroplast collector material here, so sorry if this has already been suggested. The thought is to use a commercial...
The coroplast collector seems like a great idea, kudos to Mike for making one and keeping us informed about it. Has anyone tried using a plastic welder to bond...
On my way to work I saw a window company replacing a nieghbors windows and asked the guys to bring the big peice to my yard. It's a 4 foot by 4 foot piece,...
It seems that most people use a snap switch in air collectors, but what do you use in a hydronic collector? Somehow it seems that it would have to work...
Hello all; I thought I would let you know how my latest attempt at a solar hot water system is working and perhaps come up with a solution to the one...
Almost finished, all I need is the snap disc controller, a 4in computer fan, and someone to help me install it :-) I hope you folks can review my video and...
In response to Paul's message I can say a couple of things. First, thinking clearly about a conversion to solar before spending a lot of money is very wise....
I would like to know has anybody been to Midwest Renewable Energy Fair in Custer Wisconsin. I ,am heading to Stevens Point WI,looks interesting . Thanks Mark...
Here is what I have and what I have done so far so you have an idea of what I am doing. I have a Aquaponic Greenhouse with 2 1000 gallon fish tanks and 4 water...
Not sure if you are aware of it, as you didn't mention the best return on your dollar in energy-negawatts, or conservation and efficiency. IOW, before...
I have just built a greenhouse close to a boundary fence that runs exactly east-west. Due to the size of the free glass pieces that I got, I ended up leaning...
I haven't seen anyone specifically articulate what I'm about to put forth, so maybe my musings will be of benefit to the group or at least serve as a...
Hello! My name is Eric, I live East of Denver/Aurora Colorado on the plains. My family and I are very interested in building devices that will help us be...
I'm designing a house which I'll build in western North Carolina. It's mostly passive solar heated, but will have a collector on the roof for cold days. I ...
I am using a simple system which provides me hot water, the area where i am live has quite high temperature during day and my system provides best results. But...
Solar Electric tour- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpTG-TSX9yk I just put up a new video showing our solar electric installation, which provides more...
More trees mean less sun. What to do? What to do? How about the brick test? John http://www.jc-solarhomes.com/DIY/brick_test.htm ... From: Patrick O'Grady ...
