Friday, 8 January 2021

Solar collectors - DIY glazing and temp control

Hi guys,

A couple of months ago I installed 12m2 of solar collectors on our pergola next to the pool.

After a week of testing the panels were not collecting much heat. They are of an open tube kind (gaps between the small black tubes). With more than 100% coverage the temp difference between the input and output was only about 0.5c even at the strongest time of the day.

We always seem to have a lot of wind (cool) blowing across and through the pergola from the coast (100-150 metres from...

Solar collectors - DIY glazing and temp control


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