Solar Hot Water Flat Panel Collector
Up one levelBuilding our first solar hot water heater. Flat panel collector. Photos 2005.
- Planning Out the Collector
- Collector Parts Assembled
- Hot Water Tank Without the Collector
- Preparing to Solder
- Soldering the Pipe Joints
- The New Collector Hooked into the Hot Water System
- Cold Water Shut Off Valve and Drain Spigot
- Collector Shut Off Valve and Hot Water Hose to Trailer
- A Complex Joint
- Spray Painting the Collector Black
- The Collector Before Attaching the Glazing
- Moisture Trapped Inside the Collector
- TPR - Pressure Release Valve
- Moisture Collects on the Glazing and Blocks Sunlight
- A Frozen Collector Produces No Hot Water
- The New Hot Water System Nearly Complete
- Our Homemade Flat Panel Collector and Semi-Insulated Tank Producing Hot Water
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