[RE-wrenches] SunBandit Solar PV Hot Water

[Dana]

I installed one SunBandit solar hot water system about 1.5 years ago and the client is still thrilled with the performance. It is a well-constructed system. My only consideration is it arrives in one very heavy crate that is a monster to handle & uncrate. The tank is a beast, very heavy to move around, but well-constructed.
I would give this design & system, both 5 stars & 2 thumbs up.

After many years of solar thermal glycol installations there are many up sides to this product. 
No plumbing - no glycol.
No excess heat issues to address during late summer.
Once the tank is hot the PV just idles.
No power out issues - steam buildup.
No pumps to maintain - replace.
Everything is very heavy duty constructed almost to the point of too heavy duty.

I was sufficiently impressed with the system to consider one on my current home project but between solar thermal direct injection to the slabs and 6.4 KW of excess PV in the summer, I am doing a hybrid system. Once the battery bank is full, shunting the excess PV to a 240-volt electrode as needed and & in the winter using excess PV production as available & solar thermal once the slabs are sufficiently warmed. I am using the SOLARLOGIC controller to address the control of the solar thermal decisions.
http://www.solarlogicllc.com/products/slic-solarlogic-integrated-controller/

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Dana Orzel                       Great Solar Works, Inc. 
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Idaho Contractor - # 028765          Idaho PV # 028374
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-----Original Message-----
From: RE-wrenches [mailto:re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of Kirpal
Sent: Saturday, November 11, 2017 9:56 AM
To: RE-wrenches <re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org>
Subject: [RE-wrenches] SunBandit Solar PV Hot Water

Hi Folks!!  Wanted to collect any feed back from anyone who has used the SunBandit Solar hot water systems.  Working well?  Not working well?  I just installed a system on my home and of course the winter sun is scarce so it may be a while before I get to fully asses its capabilities.  I am thinking of offering them to our customers but wanted to see if anyone had a track record on them before I dive deep.
Thanks!


Sunny Regards,
Kirpal Khalsa
Oregon LRT#25
NABCEP Certified PV Installation Professional Oregon Solarworks LLC www.oregonsolarworks.com
541-299-0402
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