Solar Thermal Dump Load (Jump back in my...) [RE-wrenches]

Geoff Greenfield Geoff at Third-Sun.Com
Tue May 17 05:40:17 PDT 2005


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After reading about Jay's plan for an automatic shading system for his
winter-tuned thermal collectors I got to thinking about useful dump loads.
With all the complications and possible failures of a mechanical shading
system, Jay (and myself and all the rest of us) could probably justify to
ourselves (and our spouses) a "dual-use excess thermal energy release
device".  This could be, perhaps, a round tank (wine cask? Stock tank?)
filled with water, about 30" deep, with a bench like seat in it.  Under the
seat there could be a simple wound immersed coil tied into the solar thermal
system (the glycol side even for us winter laden brethren).   Add a storage
tank aquastat and a pump and - voila - the dump load/hot tub.   (Someday
I'll let you all know how the prototype feels.....)

For a brighter energy future,

Geoff Greenfield
NABCEP Certified Energy Practitioner

THIRD SUN SOLAR & WIND POWER Ltd.
340 West State Street
Athens, OH 45701

www.third-sun.com
(740) 597-3111

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