Heating with the sun
osolemio
We have been pursuing solar hot water heating for a couple years now. It has been quiet successful. There are 160 sq ft of flat plate collectors mounted to the wall of the house and have been in operation for two years. With good sun on them we heat for a 24 hr period via in floor heat. Back-up heating is via ground source heat pump. This weekend we have installed the last panel for the house. It is an additional 88 sq.ft. that can be adjusted for the seasons.
Your system sound great. Keep forging ahead. Solar heating works well. Who ever thought you can heat a house with the sun.? Here in Canada there is a comunity with an installation such as yours. The comunity uses bore holes in the earth to store massive amounts of heat. Check out Drake Landing (dlsc.ca).
Randen
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