GLASS COLLECTORS
How to Make a Solar Power Collector
One of the major consumers of electric power in the average home is the water heater. It’s on all day keeping water hot for the dishwasher, washing machine, tub, and shower. All homeowners are aware of this, but short of the significant cost of replacing the hot water tanks with the newer instant on demand water heaters, they feel that little can be done. But there is a solution; solar collectors. The technology for how to make solar power collectors has been available for years, but few know about it. These solar collectors are clean and green devices that will heat water with negligible expense. They operate in the following manner.
Sunlight enters a collector through a glass interface to warm a heat exchanger. Cool water flows into and fills the heat exchanger. The water is heated in the exchanger and kept warm until it is needed. When an output spigot is opened, warm water flows from the heat exchanger, and cool water enters to replace it. These heat exchangers are extremely efficient and work to provide hot water whenever the system receives adequate sunlight. The following steps describe the processes involved to make solar power collectors.
1. Build a frame for the collector by cutting pine studs into two 3-foot lengths and two 4-foot lengths.
2. Screw the ends of the 3-foot lengths into the ends of the 4-foot lengths to create a rectangular frame.
3. Lay out a rubber mat onto the floor and cover it with aluminum foil.
4. Place the wooden frame on top of the foil.
5. Screw the rubber mat onto the wooden frame.
6. Lay the heat exchanger inside the frame.
7. Lay the piece of glass on top of the frame sandwiching the heat exchanger inside.
8. Caulk the glass to secure it to the frame.
9. Connect the heat exchanger inlet to the cold water source.
10. Connect the heat exchanger outlet to the hot water source.
11. Position the solar collector at a slight angle to the direct sunlight
12. Turn on the cold water.
13. As the heat in the heat exchanger rises, water from the heat exchanger outlet willrise as well.
The supply of hot water from smaller solar collectors is usually enough to supply a shower or the needs of a small bathroom. Areas with greater demand such as kitchens and laundry rooms will require that you make solar power collectors that are larger. Use caution when working at the collector’s output end. Water temperature can be as high as 110 degrees Farenheidt – scalding hot!
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GLASS COLLECTORS Q & A
have you ever seen purple glass insulators on a live power pole before?
I’ve seen many power poles with glass insulators that range from blue, green, amber, and transparent. However I have never seen purple glass insulators up there. I know there are many purple ones in the collector circles. Have you ever seen any purple glass ones on any live poles? How common is it?
In truth no.
Most of those I’ve seen are clear or light green, some few blue ones.
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