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DIY Solar Water Heating

Build Your Own DIY Solar Water Heating Panel

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Building your very own Solar Water Heating Panel is not beyond anyone with basic DIY/handyman skills, and no specialist tools or equipment are required.
Tools required:
A hacksaw, wood saw, drill, hammer, screwdriver, nails, screws, paintbrush, file and a tape measure.
Materials required:
10 mm annealed copper tube, 16 swg aluminium sheet, timber for making a frame, glass fibre wool, marine-ply sheet, and 4 mm glass.

Making the panel yourself will save you 60%+ of the readymade versions, and if made correctly will last 20 years+. In addition, if you make it yourself, you'll also be able to maintain it yourself. The panel discussed here offers 50% efficiency which is on a par with commercially available units.

Full instructions are available at the following website together with information about wind power, lead acid batteries, electical solar panels, and heat pumps. Take a look.
Alternatively have a look at this new Simple Solar Water Heating Design.

Solar water heater - Copper pipe absorber assembly




Article Last Modified: 15:37, 21st Apr 2006

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