Hot water panel replacement [RE-wrenches]

[Ken Schaal]

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Several thoughts----

--I have seen anti-freeze systems , after extended stagnation, completely 
plugged with dried up fluid.
--I doubt if the 5x12 dimension is accurate.
--It is not that hard to make a new absorber. I get fin tube and headers 
from AET, and braze them together in my shop. We remanufacture 4x12 
Reynolds Aluminum collectors regularly, replacing the aluminum absorber with 
selective surface copper.
--If the absorber just has a split, from freezing, that's an easy repair. If 
it has pinholes from acidic fluid, all the tubing might be very thin or have 
other places where pinholes are imminent.


Ken




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Darryl Thayer" <daryl_solar at yahoo.com>
To: <RE-wrenches at topica.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2007 11:19 PM
Subject: Re: Hot water panel replacement [RE-wrenches]


>
> Hi Max
> Depending upon your skill a panel can frequnetly be
> repaired,  Also if it does not work find the reason,
> it might not be the panel.  If it does not leak, the
> panel is not the problem.
>
> darryl
>
> --- Max Balchowsky <max at seesolar.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> I had a call looking for a 12' x 5' solar hot water
>> panel to fit in an
>> existing rack.....
>> He doesn't know what kind the existing one is - it
>> just doesn't work any
>> more.
>>
>>
>> Max Balchowsky
>>
>> SEE Systems
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