Advice The Home Improvement/Automation Thread

[fly]

@Valve1138 @Jehannum



I dare ya. +++++++++++++

 

[Domon]

solar hot water heating is one of the best uses of solar imo

 

[Valve1138]

Interesting.

I'm not sure how I could whack that up with the Tesla Gateway.

 

[Valve1138]

Current mood, electric.

 

[Mikeawesome]

upstairs ac compressor went out. hopefully its just the capacitor

 

[Jehannum]

@Valve1138 @Jehannum



I dare ya. +++++++++++++

nope

 

[Jehannum]

solar hot water heating is one of the best uses of solar imo

Yeah, in closed loop indirect or open loop direct situations.

I don't think hooking the hot water heater to a PV solar panel is a winner.

 

[Domon]

Yeah, in closed loop indirect or open loop direct situations.

I don't think hooking the hot water heater to a PV solar panel is a winner.

yeah, tend to agree. why incur that double penalty vs just straight up conduction warming.

 

[fly]

solar hot water heating is one of the best uses of solar imo

Those are all over down here and cheap. I thought about doing it when we were replacing our water heater, but the roof was going to need to be replaced - and the hybrid one we got works pretty well.

 

[Domon]

Those are all over down here and cheap. I thought about doing it when we were replacing our water heater, but the roof was going to need to be replaced - and the hybrid one we got works pretty well.

my hybrid is great so far too

 

[OOD]

You can just put a really long water hose on the roof. It's solar and it's free.

 

[kiwi]

We just turn our water heater off in the summer. Otherwise cold water is never below 90 degrees.

 

[Domon]

You can just put a really long water hose on the roof. It's solar and it's free.

you joke but thats essentially what the solar water heaters are is a bigass coiled hose with a temperature controlled pressure release. Put water in hose array, monitor temp of water, release water into insulated tank when hot, repeat

 

[Domon]

We just turn our water heater off in the summer. Otherwise cold water is never below 90 degrees.

how does that work... i thought pretty much anywhere on earth the temp 3 feet underground is about 50 degrees

 

[kiwi]

how does that work... i thought pretty much anywhere on earth the temp 3 feet underground is about 50 degrees

I don’t think our water pipes are that low.

 

[kiwi]

We have no threat of freezing so basically just pile a little dirt on top and call it good.

 

[wetwillie]

You can just put a really long water hose on the roof. It's solar and it's free.

I love that free warm water!
You've reminded me I need another one of these. Hosing off with cold water sucks. Woah - I didn't know those chicks came along for the ride on the pic. Suppose they would heat things up too.

 

[fly]

you joke but thats essentially what the solar water heaters are is a bigass coiled hose with a temperature controlled pressure release. Put water in hose array, monitor temp of water, release water into insulated tank when hot, repeat

I thought they all had a heat exchanger, but I looked it up and it looks like that's only up north.

 

[HipHugHer]

how does that work... i thought pretty much anywhere on earth the temp 3 feet underground is about 50 degrees

Water pipes are only buried a foot down here. No frost line.
Lower than the average rototiller digs but you'll hit em digging a post hole in the wrong spot.

 

[HipHugHer]

I thought they all had a heat exchanger, but I looked it up and it looks like that's only up north.

Ever hold your hand in front of a garden hose that's been laying in the sun? No need for anything more. Same concept as a camping solar shower just bigger.