Comments on: DIY Solar Water Heater!

By: L.B.F.

L.B.F. — Wed, 16 Oct 2019 00:43:59 +0000

Good tutorial. Really clean, guided explanations with good correlating images. I’m not sure how much hot water you could get but it would sure enough be more than you’d get otherwise electricity free. Freeze could be an issue in winter on cloudy days and certainly in the eve’s after sundown. Repeated freezing would probably eventually blow the pipes – so there would be thoughts about that. Worry free use during summer though – quick hot shower, plenty of warm for dishes etc. I wonder if there’s any way to store the heat energy that wouldn’t be used. How about some kind of rooftop system with gravity as the water inflow. Yours is one of the best and clearest tutorials I’ve seen. Really well done. As far as off grid energy goes, I guess we’re all in the process of pondering on things and tryin them out.This is a good idea. Definitely functional with some limitations. Really good tutorial. Thankyou ?

By: Barry

Barry — Fri, 17 Nov 2017 00:00:52 +0000

The only water that’s hot is the water in the coil for a while, which is very little. Don’t expect any water flowing through it to even be warm. Waste of time and money.

By: bill rega

bill rega — Fri, 10 Nov 2017 01:04:44 +0000

how can I use this in my barn without the piping freezing?

By: Barbara Tello

Barbara Tello — Thu, 09 Nov 2017 23:41:03 +0000

How can I adapt it to a water heater so it receives this hot water, instead of cold water, so I can save gas?

By: Eric Howard

Eric Howard — Thu, 09 Nov 2017 20:41:56 +0000

these looks great how would it work in the winter in North Idaho when it gets below freezing

By: Diana Linaker

Diana Linaker — Tue, 07 Nov 2017 20:35:24 +0000

will this work in really cold climate? like the UK or Canada?

By: tom

tom — Tue, 07 Nov 2017 17:27:51 +0000

how effective at say 20 deg or below zero temps with full sun?

By: tom

tom — Tue, 07 Nov 2017 17:26:20 +0000

OK – what do you get? maybe a quart at a time? how long between HEATED tubes full of water?

By: Winston

Winston — Wed, 18 Jan 2017 01:33:30 +0000

Well, not knowing your expertise with woodworking, suggest maybe putting something small along the sides, such as ‘screen stay’, you nail in place or you can use silicone to lay a bead down over that glass, along that indented edge..Hope you understand where I’m coming from. Good luck.