Thermal Solar Technology: Building a Hot Water Heater

At a glance..

This resourceful guide teaches how to build a solar hot water heater, providing cost-effective thermal solar technology to your home. Perfect for survival and emergency preparedness situations!

The details..

'Construction and Installation of a Batch-Type Homemade Solar Water Heater' is a guide for building an affordable and reliable solar water heating system. The book offers detailed instructions on constructing this type of system, which consists of insulated boxes with glazing to admit solar energy - sometimes referred to as 'bread box' water heaters.

The design described in this pamphlet is simple yet effective. It uses recycled tanks or containers originally used for non-toxic materials, making it cost-effective compared to other designs such as flat-plate collector designs that are complicated and quite expensive. This batch-type homemade solar hot water heater can be built alone or integrated into the plumbing of your home without complications like pumps, special heat-transfer fluids, electronic controls, or heat exchangers.

Batch-type systems are among the most cost-effective types of solar devices available today. They may be used alone with the understanding that temperatures will fluctuate depending on weather conditions throughout the day; alternatively they may preheat water feeding into gas/electric heaters thereby reducing fuel costs needed for bringing up temperature levels.

Overall this guide serves as an excellent resource for anyone interested in sustainable living practices by providing practical knowledge about building their own low-cost but highly efficient batch-style homemade solar hot-water-heating-systems.