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Tile Roof Installation – Powerstrip solar pool heating system

admin — Wed, 11 May 2011 18:58:36 +0000

How to install a Powerstrip solar swimming pool heating system on a flat tile or Spanish tile roof with no roof penetrations

Duration : 0:9:40

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JetSolar SS20 Swimming Pool Solar Heater

admin — Sun, 08 May 2011 20:11:23 +0000

Deminstration of the JetSolar SS20 evacuated tube swimming pool solar heater on a day in the 40’s. The unit is capable of producing heat in low ambient temperatures. This is a huge advatage compared to rubber mat style collectors in the spring and fall when it is not warm yet. Stop swiiming in a cold pool and visit www.jetsolarpanels.com, Swimming pool solar. Solar pool heat.

Duration : 0:2:20

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How I build my solar heater part two (15)

admin — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 22:56:34 +0000

Photon enhanced thermionic emission could double efficiency of solar cells

Engineers at Stanford have developed a process which can harness the light and heat of the sun simultaneously, which could lead to solar cells that are twice as efficient as those currently available. Called photon enhanced thermionic emission — or PETE for short — the process differs from traditional cells which lose efficiency as temperatures rise, and the materials needed to build the cells are cheap and widely available. The engineers got around the lower efficiencies by coating a piece of semiconducting material with a thin layer of the metal cesium, which enables the material to use both heat and light simultaneously. While the materials as currently demonstrated work best in very high temperatures, the researchers indicate that in the near future, the materials could have wide enough application to make them competitive with traditional forms of energy.

* http://www.nature.com/nmat/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nmat2814.html

* http://www.wipo.int/pctdb/en/wo.jsp?IA=US2009005669

In this video I’m showing the progress that I made with my solar heater. Now I need to collect more bottles, so I went to the local supermarket and they will help me to collect the bottles that I need. Cutting and taping the bottles will take some time, but after that I can focus on the next task, and that will be insulating the copper pipe with all the fittings. I will show you how I’m going to do that. So stay tuned, and thumbs up if you like it

Also visit this youtube channel from jcanivan, he shows a way better setup with all the information how to build it.
* http://www.youtube.com/user/jcanivan

PLAYLIST WITH SOLAR HEATER VIDEOS
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=D7E47FD60491A971

Peace, iT

Duration : 0:4:6

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Heat-Mover Solar Heat

admin — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 11:50:22 +0000

solar heat capture for space and water heating. High efficiency collectors. Effective in cold season. Almost as efficient as vacuum tubes, but at a fraction of the cost.

Duration : 0:1:47

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SolarFlex Food Dryer and Solar Heater

admin — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 17:16:55 +0000

Introduction to the SolarFlex food drying and heating system.

Duration : 0:4:42

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Solar Home Heating

admin — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 02:04:53 +0000

Heat your house with solar thermal (hot water) collectors. You can buy them, I made my own. There are 3 in this arrangement. 1 square foot of collector heats 1 1/2 U.S. gallons of water 40 degrees farenheit in Pennsylvania, USA in winter. The more collectors you put up the more water volume you can heat. Most people use one of these collectors for domestic hot water, showers, etc. I used mine to heat my house. Of course insulate well first, then see if you can use this. You’ll need to add radiant floor heat system to get heat out of tank.
It all cost about $2,000 in materials, 3 x 4′ x 10′ collectors, tank, fittings, pipe, differential thermostat, pump, insulation, collector box, etc. This system would be great for heating greenhouses thru the winter, almost free, once the up-front costs are met. tonyfixit.

Duration : 0:9:42

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Cheap Solar Heat

admin — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 23:47:52 +0000

Last winter my boys and I made a very cheap solar heater with a large south facing window in our second story computer/ homeschool room. We just hung a black plastic sheet on the inside of the window with curtain rods. This left about 1.5″ for natural convection to take place. It draws the cooler air near the floor and the heat just flows out the top. This room would always get warm with the sun shining in, but with just this black sheet I was able to turn off my heater (forced air) and just leave the fan on to circulate this heat throughout the house. I also used a portable fan to move heat out of that room so we could stand working in there on our computers. On sunny days with below freezing temperatures outside , I could shut off our heater from 11:00 am to about 6:00 pm and stay perfectly warm and comfortable inside the house.

Duration : 0:7:1

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Homemade Swimming Pool Solar Heating System

admin — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 04:30:00 +0000

I’ve uploaded this for interest only. I’m not advocating doing it like this or making any statement of suitability. Don’t make or use anything like this unless you take full responsibility for health and safety.

I’m not taking responsibility for your actions and I sure don’t want anyone interferring in my actions on the basis of freedom destroying nanny state health and safety. If you don’t like it then don’t use it!

The main issue is the use of normal garden hose. I am taking the view that I am heating a pool which is filled with fresh water and will be emptied after the season. The water is circulated through the hose only a limited number of times over the season, is raised in temperature only a few degrees during normal use and is not actively drunk. It is, after all, the same water you use to water your vegetables with.

It is important to use matt black paint to maximise the radiant heat capture. There is a noticeable increase in the pool temperature using these panels and turns swimming in it into a pleasurable experience.

If you slow the flow rate down and fill a bucket with it on a sunny day you’ll see just how much heat is being added. It’s quite easy to reach temperatures you could bathe or shower in. Each panel is probably the equivalent of a kettle continually heating water all day long – and that would be very expensive!

I run it at a reasonable flow rate so that the temperature at the return is raised to tepid. This reduces stress on the hose. There is no difference between adding a small amount of very hot water or a large amount of tepid water – the result on the mass of the pool water is precisely the same.

If you wanted to make this extendable to heating your domestic water the garden hose could be replaced by potable hosing (suitable for transporting drinkable water) or even copper piping.

Anything said here or shown on this video is my opinion and should not be undertaken unless entirely at your own risk.

Duration : 0:5:7

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How corrosion affects solar water heating performance

admin — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 06:44:07 +0000

Gary Moller explains why even slight corrosion, fading or bleaching of the collector surface of a solar water heating system can have a drastic detrimental effect on the system’s performance. More information about solar water heating systems, including dozens of photos can be found on rustypanels.co.nz

Duration : 0:5:47

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Solar water heating installed in under 3.5 minutes.

admin — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 14:36:14 +0000

This video shows how professionals install a complete solar heating system that provides solar hot water. The installation was filmed over a period of one and a half days, but the whole process has been speeded and edited to fit within a 3.5 minute time frame. We did this for you, so that you can see why our customers are 100% happy with the work that we do.

Duration : 0:3:28

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