drain back shw

ws9876
ws9876 Solar Expert Posts: 440 ✭✭✭
For a drain back system to work the panel return port needs to be higher than the pipeline back to the hot water tank,no???
what would you do if a portion of the return line was higher than the lower panel port but not by much..??

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  • BB.
    BB. Super Moderators, Administrators Posts: 33,432 admin
    Re: drain back shw

    Read this guy's trials and tribulations...

    http://www.arttec.net/Solar/BarnHeat.html

    You will find out many of the common mistakes/problems with doing solar thermal systems. Very sharp guy and he documented his project well.

    You would not believe there are so many ways of getting into trouble with a "simple" hot water system.

    -Bill
    Near San Francisco California: 3.5kWatt Grid Tied Solar power system+small backup genset
  • ws9876
    ws9876 Solar Expert Posts: 440 ✭✭✭
    Re: drain back shw

    that is frightening
    I know I could do a simpler version