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Forum: Solar Power 08-02-13, 07:37 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 4,102
Posted By frankwest12345
replace second hot water cyl with radiator?

I have bought a house with evacuated tube collector for hot water. It has one hot water cylinder in the attic and one in the bathroom. Looking the system over, there is a (three way?) valve on the...
Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps 08-02-13, 07:26 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 3,668
Posted By frankwest12345
the heat pump has a built in pump and comes with...

the heat pump has a built in pump and comes with a controller so in theory it is just a case of connecting on to the boiler flo and return pipes (having disconnected the boiler) and filling via the...
Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps 07-20-13, 07:43 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 3,668
Posted By frankwest12345
air to water heat pump, direct to radiators, vented?

I have just acquired a cheap, used air source heat pump, Activair Trianco 5kW which is supposed to be used for heating hot water in a cylinder but I already have a separate thermal panel system for...
Forum: Solar Heating 06-13-12, 03:15 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 38,062
Posted By frankwest12345
Hi, great project but I thought you were supposed...

Hi, great project but I thought you were supposed to circulate the air in and out of the same room, you seem to be taking air from the basement into the kitchen, does this make a difference to the...
Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps 04-06-12, 12:05 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 4,840
Posted By frankwest12345
I was pondering how to couple the output of an...

I was pondering how to couple the output of an evacuated tube solar collector to a heat pump but have not managed any inspiration ideas yet
Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps 04-06-12, 06:21 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 4,840
Posted By frankwest12345
solar thermal panel directly connect to heat pump

Just seen the site below which has a solar panel with refrigerant or "special fluid" in it rather than water, hooked up to a heat pump and is supposed to work even at night and down to -15 for...
Forum: Solar Heating 03-04-12, 11:27 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 3,930
Posted By frankwest12345
evacuated tube, radiator, thermosiphon

Hi, I want to wall mount an evacuated tube collector then connect it to a radiator in an upstairs room (the radiator just above the top of the collector) so it will thermosyphon rather than pump it...
Forum: Solar Heating 02-12-12, 10:34 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 11,048
Posted By frankwest12345
all-in-one airconditioner with external vents

I have seen some all-in-one heat pump (air to air) designs that sit inside the house and just have a couple of large vents on the outside wall, there is even one with an inverter built-in but...
Forum: Solar Heating 11-17-11, 09:03 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 5,052
Posted By frankwest12345
The manifold looks like it is quite easy to make...

The manifold looks like it is quite easy to make out of standard copper pipe and evacuated tubes can be ordered separately (eBay) so it would not be that hard to custom build something to fit an...
Forum: Renovations & New Construction 08-14-11, 02:38 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 6,139
Posted By frankwest12345
That is what I don't understand, I am on a hill...

That is what I don't understand, I am on a hill with some heavy gales on occasion and there are no drafts coming in thru the windows, in fact I have been surprised on occasion when I poke my head out...
Forum: Renovations & New Construction 08-14-11, 07:58 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 6,139
Posted By frankwest12345
UK windows double-glazed but dodgy?

I have a large expanse of south facing windows that are eleven years old and double-glazed with approx 20mm gaps between the panes. However, they seem very reluctant to let any heat in during the...
Forum: Solar Heating 08-12-11, 01:37 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 4,499
Posted By frankwest12345
Design stage at the moment, I have to use...

Design stage at the moment, I have to use evacuated tube solar on the wall because of where I am re winter which means if I use water/antifreeze it has to have a pump, vent etc which gets too...
Forum: Solar Heating 08-12-11, 11:12 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 4,499
Posted By frankwest12345
evacuated tube panel to radiator using heat pipe

Using a very large alloy heatsink instead of a radiator, any thoughts on how it could be connected to heat pipe in evacuated tube solar panel... I am able to position the panel on a south-facing wall...
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