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DIY Solar Introduction by Walt Barrett

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Uploaded by on Sep 29, 2008

A brief introduction to the thermosiphoning solar hat water heater.
One of the most simple units. More video coming soon.
A Walt Barrett Video

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  • Hi I am Brazilian and I liked the tips and put into practice

  • What is the deal with two videos being overlaid one over the other? One in English-dubbed Asian over the original titled one. I do not like this vied for That reason.

  • I like simplicity, but the thermosyphon system I built initially was way to slow. basically an old water heater, 750 feet of black 1 inch water tube coiled up, cold draw from the water heater drain, hot in to the poppet valve bung. water heater base about 2 inches above the coil, let it run for about 3 hours and seemed like water was flowing at about 1 foot per minute, maybe more through the tube. Did I have to much resistancein the coil to overcome the thermosyphon effect?

  • uh...why do you show a sealed tube that is ok to use in freezing conditions and say no to using in a freezing area?  the solar vacuum tubes that recieve water in the tube are the ones you cant use in freezing areas....or am i wrong?

  • could u make a matrix of copper pipes that are connected to a solar pump liker a car radiator? would it be a good idea to fire the copper pipe so it becomes covered in carbon/copperoxide so it doesnt reflect? sat on a bed of insulation probs kingspan ? how hot should u expect to get the water and how many sq foot of absorbtion do you need per gallon/degree? how hot would the water be in winter? could u make a hybrid electric solar one with a heating element in the resevoir? just a few q's lol

  • Or you could use glycol instead of water heat the glycol and then pump it inside to a storage tank where the glycol passes through the storage tank via sealed internal coils which heat the water surrounding the coils inside the hot water storage tank.

  • where is the second video for water heater

  • freeze?? true, true, unless your smart enough to build a hybrid batch water heater blokes.

  • hi!! i am also intrested in your video,can you tell me if you have put it up for viewing.i am eager to see how i can make a system on my own.

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