Solar Hot-Water Heaters
Can someone you me me how well solar hot-water heaters work? I heard and read about solar hot-water heaters but I am still confused. Apparently they are more affordable than a traditional photovoltaic panel system for electricity. Can anybody with a real experience give me more details about how well the system works, and how…
Can someone you me me how well solar hot-water heaters work? I heard and read about solar hot-water heaters but I am still confused. Apparently they are more affordable than a traditional photovoltaic panel system for electricity. Can anybody with a real experience give me more details about how well the system works, and how much it cost? How did you complement the system the cloudy winter days? I’ve heard about the tankless heaters.
At this point I am not looking for recommendation of contractors, I would rather learn from the experience of the homeowners who have the system installed.
Thanks!
I noticed the panels on 180 Smith. From the ground they looked like evac tubes. Are they? What manufacturer? I was wondering who the installer was. Nice to meet you, I’d love to know what your experience was like with this particular system and how it meets design parameters.
china solar water heater
The integrative solar hot water heater is the most efficient system available today.
Other systems may produce more hot water, but they require pumps and additional
tanks separated from the solar heat collectors. The integrative system incorporates
the tank and the solar collector tubes into one integrative system. The solar
collector tubes “feed” heat collected from the sun directly into the storage tank. The
tank can be from 40-120 gallons with an 80 gallon tank providing enough hot water
for the average family of five.
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reynantevargas
http://www.greencajun.com/
To masterbuilder; Currently,there are no D.O.B permits required for solar thermal;what may be required is a structural engineer/architect to sign off on the dead load(panel installation on roof)which is 10ilbs per square foot with wind speed max rated at 120 mph.In new york city there are lots of all type of installations,which is not well documented as photovoltaics,due to media focus on solar pv.Solar in NYC is not meant to replace fossil fuel burning appliances,but to suppliment or compliment the existinbg mechanical equipment
SteamMan;
They are evacuated tubes and they are from solar panels plus.I would like to share with you my experience and may be do a mind share.This is not my first or last.One of the things i try to do is to not only show solar thermal as a good mix,but to enact a control stategy for the whole mechanical system.Call me at 15163181172 or 13478033812 so we can meet face to face.
311 Warren
Birchwood,
I noticed the panels on 180 Smith. From the ground they looked like evac tubes. Are they? What manufacturer? I was wondering who the installer was. Nice to meet you, I’d love to know what your experience was like with this particular system and how it meets design parameters.
-Steam Man
Furthermore cmu solar do work in this climate and is efficient using evacuated tubes.
At the corner of smith and warren street,there is a building with solar panels,i installed with the use of radiant heating with domestic hot water.incentives are available
I am a solar hot water/heating contractor and have installed dozens of jobs with solar domestic hot water heating and heating with domestic hot water heating.If you are using domestic water heating a lot ,a solar system(solar thermal)will cut your hot water bill by 60% if done right.Solar with combination heating can do about 50% if it is used in conjunction with radiant heating and if it is designed right.The payback may be from 5yrs to 20 yrs,but with the federal govt offering 30% tax credit and other state and city with national grid incentives,the payback comes down a lot.
Solar systems is the install not of panels,but a complete system with tanks and controls.It is so interesting that we as consumers would pay for a new kitchen and cabinets,yet we never ask for payback years,but when it comes to a green system that will get us a payback and have tangible uses,we question it.
Soon for this summer,there will be units running on 100% solar to run air-conditioning units.Call me for more info 15163181172/3478033812.
Interesting thread. Kind of sounds like a tv show on Fox News Channel though, the facts are definitely skewed. Look, I am trying to move my company away from the work we currently do (large scale commercial/industial heating systems) into solar hot water.
I have spent a lot of time learning, researching, practicing, mock designing, these systems. I have discussed costs and returns with the manufacturers. I can’t write down here all that I have learned in the years I have been getting into this. But I do have a very good grasp of the numbers, and certainly have the technical skills to do the installations.
I am happy to discuss the subject with any serious homeowner. I am looking to start installations in 2010 and am ready to partner with the right client.
Regards,
-Steam Man
heat@moltenmechanical.com