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Use glass sheet from coffee table. Water tank will be an insulated garbage can ~50gal. Use a solar panel and a 12v pump to circulate water. | Use glass sheet from coffee table. Water tank will be an insulated garbage can ~50gal. Use a solar panel and a 12v pump to circulate water. | ||
Could this be done without a pump? If the lines were connected near the bottom and the top of the water tank, convection might be enough to get the water to flow. | |||
A separate pump (run off wall power) will pump water through another pex pipe in front of a box fan as the radiator. | A separate pump (run off wall power) will pump water through another pex pipe in front of a box fan as the radiator. | ||
Revision as of 15:38, 20 January 2020
For shop.
V1
Use glass sheet from coffee table. Water tank will be an insulated garbage can ~50gal. Use a solar panel and a 12v pump to circulate water.
Could this be done without a pump? If the lines were connected near the bottom and the top of the water tank, convection might be enough to get the water to flow.
A separate pump (run off wall power) will pump water through another pex pipe in front of a box fan as the radiator.
V1.5
Add micro controller to log
- tank temperature
- solar power output
- outside temp
- shop temp
- radiator operation
to answer
- is insulation sufficient that water stays hot over night
- when is water hottest
- what temperature
- how quickly does it cool down when using radiator
- how quickly does it heat up