Comments on: Back up for Solar Hot Water System An Over Looked Area http://sunfrost.com/blog/2010/05/back-up-for-solar-hot-water-system-an-over-looked-area/ The Sun Frost Sustainability Blog Fri, 25 Jan 2013 22:44:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Matt Hahr http://sunfrost.com/blog/2010/05/back-up-for-solar-hot-water-system-an-over-looked-area/comment-page-1/#comment-262 Matt Hahr Sun, 05 Dec 2010 20:13:59 +0000 http://sunfrost.com/blog/?p=4#comment-262 Nice blog Larry. It has helped us with our HSU project immensely. Thank you for making yourself and your business available to us. Also, your last comment is correct...this IS something...haha. Nice blog Larry. It has helped us with our HSU project immensely. Thank you for making yourself and your business available to us.

Also, your last comment is correct…this IS something…haha.

]]> By: Chipboard Sheets · http://sunfrost.com/blog/2010/05/back-up-for-solar-hot-water-system-an-over-looked-area/comment-page-1/#comment-183 Chipboard Sheets · Sun, 14 Nov 2010 15:11:44 +0000 http://sunfrost.com/blog/?p=4#comment-183 i prefer to use gas heaters in my home cooked meals because they tend to cook faster *`: i prefer to use gas heaters in my home cooked meals because they tend to cook faster *`:

]]> By: Surge Supressors : http://sunfrost.com/blog/2010/05/back-up-for-solar-hot-water-system-an-over-looked-area/comment-page-1/#comment-127 Surge Supressors : Thu, 28 Oct 2010 11:14:46 +0000 http://sunfrost.com/blog/?p=4#comment-127 gas heaters are great but due to the rising prices of petroleum, perhaps an electric heater might be a cheaper option-~~ gas heaters are great but due to the rising prices of petroleum, perhaps an electric heater might be a cheaper option-~~

]]> By: Solarguy http://sunfrost.com/blog/2010/05/back-up-for-solar-hot-water-system-an-over-looked-area/comment-page-1/#comment-88 Solarguy Wed, 13 Oct 2010 01:21:31 +0000 http://sunfrost.com/blog/?p=4#comment-88 Nice blog Larry! I just bought a house and have been pondering what to do in this area as well. I would also like to produce close to 100% of my hot water needs. One idea for the waste heat in the summer (or winter) that I had is to pipe it around a storage container for composting toilets to keep it warm and happily composting. I still have normal toilets, but the electricity required for many composting toilets is not attractive for me and this could be a DIY alternative. Nice blog Larry! I just bought a house and have been pondering what to do in this area as well. I would also like to produce close to 100% of my hot water needs.
One idea for the waste heat in the summer (or winter) that I had is to pipe it around a storage container for composting toilets to keep it warm and happily composting. I still have normal toilets, but the electricity required for many composting toilets is not attractive for me and this could be a DIY alternative.

]]> By: Curt Moulton http://sunfrost.com/blog/2010/05/back-up-for-solar-hot-water-system-an-over-looked-area/comment-page-1/#comment-12 Curt Moulton Fri, 09 Jul 2010 01:54:03 +0000 http://sunfrost.com/blog/?p=4#comment-12 I recently installed a 400 watt solar system (with the ability to expand) at our seasonal cabin near Lassen National Park in California. We are off the grid and have been reliant on propane for lighting, refrigeration and hotwater. So far we are using solar electricity for lighting and refrigeration. Since we cannot dump surplus power onto the grid, perhaps it makes sense to heat water with it. My thinking is that it could reduce propane use and increase the life of our solar panels. Since I'm not an engineer, it will take some investigation to figure out if this is feasible. I recently installed a 400 watt solar system (with the ability to expand) at our seasonal cabin near Lassen National Park in California. We are off the grid and have been reliant on propane for lighting, refrigeration and hotwater. So far we are using solar electricity for lighting and refrigeration. Since we cannot dump surplus power onto the grid, perhaps it makes sense to heat water with it. My thinking is that it could reduce propane use and increase the life of our solar panels. Since I’m not an engineer, it will take some investigation to figure out if this is feasible.

]]> By: Julie Frith http://sunfrost.com/blog/2010/05/back-up-for-solar-hot-water-system-an-over-looked-area/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Julie Frith Tue, 15 Jun 2010 18:03:46 +0000 http://sunfrost.com/blog/?p=4#comment-7 Wow! This is amazing! Wow! This is amazing!

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