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Forum: Solar Heating 01-23-11, 10:31 AM
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Posted By bennelson
Yeah, math is sort of the boring part of all...

Yeah, math is sort of the boring part of all this, but it IS much easier to figure something out on paper before cutting and soldering copper.

The cutting and soldering part is much more FUN...
Forum: Solar Heating 01-18-11, 09:32 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 73,692
Posted By bennelson
That would work too.

That would work too.
Forum: Solar Heating 01-18-11, 12:27 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 73,692
Posted By bennelson
Sure looks like a heat exchanger to me!

Sure looks like a heat exchanger to me!
Forum: Solar Heating 01-18-11, 10:44 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 73,692
Posted By bennelson
The PVC adapters were just because I couldn't...

The PVC adapters were just because I couldn't find anything else that would fit the threads on the tank.

It was an off-the shelf part, at least good enough for testing.

The electric heating...
Forum: Solar Heating 10-18-09, 06:48 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 73,692
Posted By bennelson
New tank adapters!

I now have metal tank adapters!

I was at the Milwaukee Electric Car Club EV Build Day today. A while back I gave my original electric water heater tank elements to two of the guys to see what they...
Forum: Solar Heating 10-13-09, 01:43 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 73,692
Posted By bennelson
Well, it's not working, because it's not hooked...

Well, it's not working, because it's not hooked up.

Last week, I took the "Intro To Solar Hot Water" workshop through the Midwest Renewable Energy Association (http://www.the-mrea.org/).

The...
Forum: Solar Heating 09-22-09, 12:24 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 73,692
Posted By bennelson
You would ALWAYS want to make sure to use a...

You would ALWAYS want to make sure to use a non-toxic anti-freeze with a single-wall heat exchanger.

I believe that most building codes specifying double-wall go back to when we only had very...
Forum: Solar Heating 09-21-09, 09:44 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 73,692
Posted By bennelson
I did some more work on the heat exchanger today....

I did some more work on the heat exchanger today.
(Yes, I am planning on insulating it...)

The next big challenge is to get it to connect to the electric water heater through the heater element...
Forum: Solar Heating 09-08-09, 08:13 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 73,692
Posted By bennelson
DIY Solar Hot Water Heat Exchanger

I just built a heat exchanger for my DIY solar hot water system.

I am planning on an INSTRUCTABLES on this, but I thought I would tease you all with some photos for now.

Basicially, it's a tube...
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