Homemade Solar Water Heater / Aquecedor Solar de Água Caseira
www.myfixlog.com (Tradução em baixo) This is a video that goes along with my post about my DIY thermosyphon solar hot water heater. On sunny days it heats water up to 135-140 degrees. Because of it I am able to rely much less on electricity. Instead of expensive copper pipe I have used PVC. It is unique in its use of florescent light bulbs as a second glazing to help improve efficiency You can find the backup heater here: www.jefferslivestock.com Table of contents: 0:29 – About the location (Sun’s strength etc) 2:05 – How the solar heater is made 6:11 – Hot the water tank is setup 7:29 – Electric Backup Heater 8:34 – 7500 Watt Electric Shower Head Aquecedor de Água Solar Caseira: Minha sistema de aquecimento solar é parecido com o aquecedor solar com garrafa PET. (Para saber mais: www.myfixlog.com Meu é mais eficiente, e também é mais caro. Em dias que faz sol (ea temperatura ambiental é mais ou menos 30-32) aqueça a água até 55 graus. Nos dias que não faz sol (ea temperatura ambiental é mais ou menos 21-23) aqueça ate 32 graus. Desde que eu instalei o aquecedor eu tenho ligado o chuveiro totalmente sol uma vez. Custou menos que 600 reais. “Whatever you do, do your work heartily, as for the Lord rather than for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance It is the Lord Christ whom you serve.” Colossians 3: 23 – 24
I tested a solar water heater with a bucket of water to create a thermosiphon. The water is heated by the sun and this heating creates a convection current. The water will flow from the tubing on the right side of the barrel, through the solar water heater, and then back to the barrel on the left side. No pumps or electricity was used to make this work. At the sun’s peak during the day the water reaches temperatures of up to 130 degrees Fahrenheit. Isn’t fluid mechanics awesome?
Video Rating: 4 / 5
How? many Brazilians get electrocuted every year with that 5000 watt electric shower head?
Good work…Keep it up….
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flippin brilliant mate !! really impressed?
Way to go, Jake! I’m working on a DIY system? up in Canada, so this was good motivation!
@jaketeater
Copper is expensive EVERYWHERE.?
I see you had some good? funn
Hey? When you Drain the water for the Winter you could Hook it up to a Solar fan and a vent. Then you Have a Solar Air Heater at the Same time!!
140 degrees is the max limit your pvc can handle so sometime? soon it will basically melt on you
@jaketeater Copper is expensive here too. I mean really expensive here in the STATES I salvage and sell all that? I can, Its good money so PVC was a good sensible way to go………
Great job. Thanks for sharing..
…great job…..very? interesting
Good? job man keep it up
very imformative TY?
Well done.?
damn, if the water’s getting to 125′F without insulation, what’s the point of insulating it? if you go? anymore your risking hurting the joints and ruining the system, 125′F water is enough for everything you need to do, why go more?
but I must say, your design is ingenious, I think that’s what I’ll use for my cabin, thanks.
Well shit man… i gotta say…. WELL DONE. ALOT of info! Explained very well!? and i think its a pretty damn good design! You get an A!!
cool,? thanks for making the video!
As somebody had already pointed out – there’s mercury inside the fluorescent tubes. Be careful, especially when you handle such quantities. With suitable precautions I think it can be done safely, but still, if you inhale/absorb some of it, it stays with you. So take care. Maybe if you find another? source for clear insulation – post it. Nice project btw, keep it up
@Mrbozolandia? HAhHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAhA
“Perco o dente mas não perco a piada.”
Valeu por fazer ela ficar mais engraçada… aahahaaaha
What if you? instead used metal pipe inside the glass tubes?
Well? done!
Great? job!
Nice project. I would have the water tested for contaminates; specifically BPA which might leach from plastics. Also mercury from the florescent and other toxic substances light bulbs. Even if the water is not used for drinking -these substances can be absorbed through the lungs and skin, especially at elevated water? temperatures… It would be interesting to know the levels of contaminates, if any. Contamination is a problem even with some types of stainless steel.
Excellent video! Very clever. May? God bless you in your endeavors, always! Thx for sharing.
@Candoract I doubt he just dumped it in? the local river.
I’m surprised that they have that type of water heating system in Brazil. Given the problems that they have with their current power grid it seems like a very inefficent way to heat? water. Glad to see that you have implemented a creative solution to help with the problem.
Hello Great work. Say what is the black box made of, are their tubes inside? Thank? you.
@nuclearboy2003
Thanks for the detailed reply. This experiment of yours has me very excited about solar water heating. Here in Texas, we have fairly mild winters, so a setup using the same principles (but much lower rent) might conceivably work until peak daily temps? drop below 50. If that is the case, then between a wood heater and a solar water heating device, I will not have to suffer.
Thanks for sharing this with us.
@BooKittyRadley Also, I would recommend that you have a drainback system for during the day so that if you are using straight water it does not freeze or burst your piping. If you are trying to heat something else, I would recommend using a heat exchanger type of system, where there are separate tubes in your bucket. This is so you can use antifreeze in your solar flat plate collector. The antifreeze will heat? up the tubes running through the barrel.I am writing a book now on how to build this.
@BooKittyRadley You are correct in that there are no tubes inside the barrel. I used hose connectors through the side of the barrel? with silicone glue. They are like garden hose valves/connectors that you can find in Lowes/Home Depot. I am using CPVC because garden hose and regular PVC melt at the high temperatures. I was getting 190 degree F temperatures in February with this configuration. Below 55 F, the unit is still producing hot water at 150 F or higher.
Great video!
I have a few questions about this design. Am I correct in saying that there are no tubes inside the barrel itself? And the tubing is connected to the barrel by something like garden hose valves? Also, how does this unit perform when ambient temps drop below 55F? One more…did you post more details somewhere else on the web? (I’m a broke ass, and am trying to build a solar water heater which uses a food grade? plastic barrel and cpvc painted black.)
Thanks!
The flow? rate is about 1 gallon per minute to 1.5 gallons per minute (GPM).
The tubes were connected by hose connectors bought from? a store Home Depot and the hose was bought from another store called Lowes. The panel actually has two male connectors both on the top and bottom. I simply bought two female garden hose connectors and it fit perfectly. I used plumbers tape for a better seal.
Hope this information helps- I apologize for the delay, just saw your comment.
Thank you for sharing your experiment with us.
I have some questions I would like to ask.
Could you explain a little bit how you connected the tubes inside the panel ?
I mean, is there a big horizontally-positioned tube at the bottom and one at the top — connected by vertically-positioned thinner tubes?
Thank you in? advance for your answers and time.
Thanks!?
Excellent !!!!!?
Cool! Thanks for the? info.