SOLAR HOT WATER TEST RICH ALLEN

2 SOLAR HOT WATER PANELS I MADE ONE USING WATER BOTTLES

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• RICH
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[poutchies]

Really liking the videos, made an air heater just to test, 60 degree C from a cardboard box with beer cans and a black plastic bag in the process of making a bigger one, have to drink lots of beer but willing to do that to save the planet. Just a thought but have you thought of coupling a Pelter Cell to the air heater to create power.

[richallenmusic]

@poutchies thats a good ideal may look into it

[preparedchipmunk]

have you thought of using pex? It goes on sale every now and then. Could you solve the problem of freezing in cold climates and heat storage for me? lol

[richallenmusic]

@preparedchipmunk people do use pex i try to use stuff i have here when im just messing around

[lad18913290]

@preparedchipmunk you could use a closed loop glycol system - it would run through the pipes outside and then into the tank, which would heat the water in the tank - bit more challenging and costly to do, but it works - a drain back system which would allow you to drain the water out when the sun is gone would work too...but risky...

[richallenmusic]

@lad18913290 if i got good sun thats what i would do but i don't when the leaves come out i get no sun at all just light

[evildoctorbluetooth]

@hotheadedjoelhaha The water bottles act as a greenhouse.

[jjaymesoft]

Very good.

Im from Brasil - Rio de Janeiro

[1foxtrot70]

I like the resevoir made of a repurposed Maxwell House coffee container. Good to the last drop!

[talk2kev]

Hey Rich

I enjoy the videos and all the Mad Scientist stuff you try. Have you ever tried using bricks

as thermal mass in the heater, they have three holes so you could run water pipes through them and after the bricks heat up of course paint the bricks black and you could use a tin can air heater as a preheater making the bricks heat even faster with brick mass the water should heat faster and temps drop less due to the thermal mass. I love the gutter tin can heater and the led windmills!

[talk2kev]

Hey Rich

really enjoy all of the mad scientist stuff you do I was wondering if you use brick inside the frame they have three holes in the brick could run water pipe through them or just air only and paint the brick black the mass of the brick will keep the temp from dropping so fast but the down side it will take longer to heat up, just a thought Have you ever used a tin can heater as a pre-heater for a solar water heating system linking the two would help the bricks heat faster

[talk2kev]

Hey Rich

really enjoy all of the mad scientist stuff you do I was wondering if you use brick inside the frame they have three holes in the brick could run water pipe through them or just air only and paint the brick black the mass of the brick will keep the temp from dropping so fast but the down side it will take longer to heat up, just a thought

[aofnyc]

God Bless you and the baby!

[hotheadedjoelhaha]

HEY RICH, WHY NOT PAINT THE WATER BOTTLES BLACK, INSTEAD OF JUST THE TUBES. LIKE THE SOLAR AIR HEAT?