Comments on: Hot Water Systems Lab Offers Side-by-Side Testing

By: sejour thalasso

sejour thalasso — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 06:13:18 +0000

It’s a great project, well done!

By: Movers and Moving Companies

Movers and Moving Companies — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 13:09:01 +0000

Not to be slow, but it looks like several of the systems have different size water tanks- any idea how they’re going to account for this in the data comparisons?

By: Moving

Moving — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 22:32:50 +0000

What website can we use to check on the ongoing progress and test results for the various systems?

By: Energy efficient house

Energy efficient house — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 03:02:52 +0000

Installing a solar water heater can increase a value of an energy efficient house. Thanks for your research lab hopefully price will come down and make it affordable to everybody.

By: Domestic Solar Power

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By: Aaron

Aaron — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 10:47:07 +0000

Larry,
What you’re talking about constructing is an integrated collector storage solar hot water heater. It will work fine in series with your existing system. . Use foamboard (polyisocyanuride) for insulation. One caveat is how often the weather temps get down to 38 degrees. Pipes have been observed to freeze & split even above 32 degrees – insulate the piping well, consider using valves & boiler drains to shut down, drain, & bypass the system for a bout of cold weather. Unless you are willing to monitor the winter temps religously or you live in a place that has 1/2 freeze per year, I would suggest using a different system.

By: Daniel Beauchemin

Daniel Beauchemin — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 18:59:04 +0000

An added bonus would be to use a DWHR system like the Eco-GFX to increase the efficiency of these types of installations. 60 years life expectancy, 55% efficiency, no moving parts, no maintenance required and is 100% recyclable.

By: Soalr Energy Blog

Soalr Energy Blog — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 00:42:15 +0000

As a new report says, solar water heating is the most efficient way to use solar energy. I think this project is great

By: Larry

Larry — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 17:13:22 +0000

I have been thinking about making my own solar water heater. Mine will just be an old heater tank in an insulated wooden box with a glass cover as a collector. Very simple and affordable. In lieu of using this as my actual heater that I would need to wait for the mid-day for optimum heat, I will put it in line, or in series, with my regular water heater. This will feed preheated water into my water heater. So, as I take my shower after work, preheated water fills my water heater.
Could someone see how well this might work?