Solar Thermal

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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.

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