SOLAR HOT WATER 2 DIY USING BLACK WATER HOSE SOLAR WATER HEATER SUN POWER
SOLAR HOT WATER 2 DIY USING BLACK WATER HOSE SOLAR WATER HEATER SUN POWER
Heating Your Home With A Simple Solar Water Heater
Winter home or workshop heating can quickly become a very expensive situation and not everyone is able to make use of firewood. But for the do-it-yourselfer there are other alternatives. Before you get started, I recommend you learn the basics of how home solar power systems work with this free course.
There are many ways to make an inexpensive solar-powered water heater and they are basically quite simple.
A typical design consists of a wooden frame, some corrugated metal sheeting painted black, and some high-temperature water tubing (PEX plastic or metal) also painted black. The tubing is in direct contact with the metal sheeting so that as the sun hits the metal, it heats up the piping.
A transparent acrylic sheet is placed over the frame but not touching any of the metal parts, so there is an air space is created between the acrylic glazing and the metal.
A common automotive radiator with a fan is connected to the solar heater. Hot water coming from the collector is circulated through the radiator and the cooled water returns to the bottom of the solar heater for re-warming.
The system may function without a water pump depending upon how it is designed but an inexpensive water pump would ensure it works smoothly.
Depending upon how your house is laid out, you could put the solar water heater on your porch and run an insulated 1″ pipe or hose through a wall. Or, if you want to get fancy, you could make a full, finished enclosure for it.
While this home solar power system will only work as long as the sun is shining, it is a proven, valuable addition to off-grid home heating plans. If you build a larger, more complex version, you might be able to store enough hot water to provide heating through the night.
You can click here for a much easier to understand, illustrated version of this article.
About the Author
Bob is a sustainable systems specialist who has spent over 2 decades researching and teaching others how to implement sustainable systems. He writes for SolarDIYPanel.com (http://solardiypanel.com) which has many informational articles on solar power. His expertise covers a rather extensive list of topics: Agroforestry, permaculture, aquaculture, green architecture, emergency preparedness, natural heating & cooling systems, water collection and purification, etc. He currently lives in rural Tennessee, where blackouts are frequent, income levels are generally very low and the folk are exceedingly resourceful.
To learn more you can take this free solar electricity starter course: http://solardiypanel.com/2010/09/diy-solar-starter-course/
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March 24th, 2010 at 12:08 am
awesome vid…I just got the new GE heat pump hot water heater and its incredible…uses 500 watts when running…
March 26th, 2010 at 12:14 am
Great Idea, but if you want to have constant hot water day and night ( providing you have the space) you can run however many hundreds of feet of hose threw a horse manurebed pile as it decomposes it produces a lot of heat and it works threw the night also
March 26th, 2010 at 6:10 am
Dude use natural gas to heat water. We’ve got plenty.
March 26th, 2010 at 6:47 pm
Welcome back… Thank me very much… Denise “This hose has been stretched out”. Dan “I’ve never used material that thick B4 so it had a mind of it’s own” Denise “spiral this hose together…all in one shot” (Denise smiles) more porno music. Denise “Took 10 minutes to roll this hose…on top of each other…It’s nicely laid out.” Dan “some screws stickin out,don’t wanna cut yourself” Denise holds the hose. Dan moves the hose back and forth. This system is great for pools but not domestic.
March 31st, 2010 at 10:35 am
Hey kids, great idea, we’ve been doing this for many years. Now go 1 step further, and insulate it to retail the heat over night.
Later
Barry
March 31st, 2010 at 12:49 pm
This is some modern-day Sanford & Son handy work here.
March 31st, 2010 at 1:39 pm
Brilliant and available to everyone. How much energy is this saving you?
April 1st, 2010 at 1:00 pm
I made a heater for my pool with black garden hose. I used a 4×8 sheet of ply wood and drilled holes in it and then ran zip ties through to hold the hose in position. I then covered the whole thing with plexi-glass to hold the heat in. And then insulated pipe to the pool plumbing. It usually brings the temperature up about 10 degrees or more on a sunny day. Makes those early and late season swims, much more enjoyable.
April 6th, 2010 at 5:11 pm
i live in mn and 34 digreas is warm
April 9th, 2010 at 11:12 am
I’m on my way to Home Depot toget some black plastic pipe. My roof would hold a coil of pipe and it would not even be seen. Thanks for the info.
April 10th, 2010 at 10:16 pm
mr.dan rojas,
nice,simple,but it works,safe,no electricity need.
”keep up the good work,both of you”
April 14th, 2010 at 7:59 pm
Will this work in Alaska?
April 15th, 2010 at 12:43 pm
if posting on you tube don’t say negative even if true posts against the power company if yuo want your posts to be accepted otherwise all you get is errors
April 15th, 2010 at 12:44 pm
the girl would do a better job of heating me than a hose
April 15th, 2010 at 12:46 pm
read your meter daily and keep a log . you might save enough to heat your home water
April 15th, 2010 at 1:46 pm
Where do you get the time?
April 16th, 2010 at 7:22 pm
That was very cool….well not cool but nicely done? LOL We’ve thought of doing this for summer time
Can’t find a rate thingie on the video though,
April 17th, 2010 at 4:29 am
not realistic as a source for hot water.
April 19th, 2010 at 1:25 am
I wonder if you painted the roof of the car port black if there would be much more of a heat gain than what you already have here?
Great idea though. I have a friend who has made his own black-plastic pipe solar shower and loves it.
For me, though, I’d want to use something other than plastic. I don’t like the idea of any chemicals leeching out of it into the water.
April 19th, 2010 at 1:27 am
I wonder if you painted the roof of the car port black if there would be much more of a heat gain than what you already have here?
Great idea though. I have a friend who has made his own black-plastic pipe solar shower and loves it.
For me, though, I’d want to use something other than plastic. I don’t like the idea of any chemicals leeching out of it into the water.
April 21st, 2010 at 9:50 pm
I will do this in our house>Nice experiment
April 22nd, 2010 at 10:22 pm
You might add that certain plastics are NOT safe for human drinking purposes and should instruct as to the strict use. Pool is fine.
April 28th, 2010 at 9:30 am
There’s a coupon for $50 off any EcoSmart tankless heater on
acehotline(dot)com
It’s their “end of the month sale”
The coupon code is: 15952
Just though I would pass the word around
April 28th, 2010 at 9:30 am
There’s a coupon for $50 off any EcoSmart tankless heater on
acehotline(dot)com
It’s their “end of the month sale”
The coupon code is: 15952
Just though I would pass the word around