Solar thermal / Discussions

...solar thermal collectors can be a great way to heat a greenhouse, is this a new build or is it already existing? I ask because if its new then you can install radiant hydronic tubing in a poured concrete floor that you can feed with heated water from thermal solar panels. If its an already existing greenhouse and you a...

...thermal solar water heater to heat a pool. The question is are you looking for a commercial solution, meaning a thermal solar panel to buy, or were you looking for instructions on how to build a solar thermal water heater?   There are commercially available solar pool heaters, like the Vitosol solar thermal panel from ...

...solar-generated heat as you could possibly throw at it during a sunny winter day, so I would personally skip the step of including a separate thermal battery and feed the heat directly into the floor.  Here are a few pages that may offer you some ideas and inspiration.  Understanding thermal batteries Solar air heated...

...solar thermal collectors for a public pool is more of a commercial application, where we specialize in residential building solutions. We see people build a lot of DIY solar water heaters for backyard pools, but I think you would be subject to greater scrutiny with municipal building inspectors for public health and sa...

...solar air heaters in Canada? That's an interesting question, but one that we are not really positioned to answer with confidence. I did speak with one manufacturer that thought it wasn't necessary to have CSA certification unless there is an electrical component to it, but I wouldn't rely on that. I've put in a request...

...thermal solar collector in the end, we do like that Vitosol Solar Thermal Panel from Viessmann. Overheating is the main cause of system failures, and they have developed an excellent solution to that problem.   As for the SANCO2 Heat pump water heater, that is a fantastic piece of equipment, we looked into it a while a...