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Originally Posted by xymox
more absorbtion the better you know!
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Daox, Thank you...its working very well for me.
Xymox , Ive found it amazing how much absorption i can get from using hi temp. plastic Pex in such a compact collector box as this ; obviously this installation isnt going to work for most people but its great for one person who has minimal daily hot water requirements . If it doesnt work well enough in the winter months when it only gets up to 55 f. during the day, I might add another 300' Pex coil to the box by building the existing Box higher . Right now, during a 90 f . sunny day, I can usually get roughly 140 f. water with the Box on a steep 30 degree angle....and with the Box laying horizontal on the ground I have reached 165 f. After a 10 min. shower, i still have some hot water left over since im diluting it so much with the cold faucet to end up with about 100 f. at the showerhead. This is one installation where Collector stagnation is working out superb .