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Old 10-06-13, 08:26 PM   #1
randen
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Default Another hot water tank heat pump

Anyone that's been following my post on the solar space heating for shop had been introduced to the items that presented themselves to me. A slightly used hot water tank and a air-conditioner that was pushed out of the window landing on its condenser.
From here its not a great leap to know what's going to happen next. We're going to hack this into another heat-pump hot water heater.

The weather here in South-Western Ontario has been very rainy and I'm still waiting for some materials so work on the solar panels have been paused and in-door projects prevail. Saturday and Sunday produced a condenser with a threaded adaptor to replace the lower element. I'm hoping to be able to guide the tubing in and turn the threaded adaptor in. A prior twist counter clockwise of four turns and tighten into position should straighten the thing back.

Again keeping with the theme of the eco-renovators everything is scrap pieces that are cluttering up the place. Rain will be ending in two days and we can get back to the shop improvements.

In the photos a brass adaptor is turned up using the old elec. element as a model the threads are a 1" straight pipe thread sealed with a rubber ring.
The threads are test fitted in the tank before milling the hex details.
A copper cutting from a 1/2 copper pipe stub out is used to return the condensors end.
The copper tubing condensor is soldered to the adaptor.

Randen















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Last edited by Daox; 10-26-13 at 11:19 AM..
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