Advantges of DIY Solar Heating Panels.

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higgins
higgins Solar Expert Posts: 56 ✭✭✭✭
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I'm interested in making my own Solar Heating Panels for hot water,heating etc,
and i'm wondering if homemade is just as good as proffesionally made in terms of efficiency,can home made panels perform the same,are there any advantages/disadvantages,is it not worth it?The only reason i want to diy is
the cost of proffessional panels would mean a longer wait to have this installed,what are other peoples experiences of going the diy route,thanks,
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  • RCinFLA
    RCinFLA Solar Expert Posts: 1,484 ✭✭✭✭
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    Re: Advantges of DIY Solar Heating Panels.

    Solar hot water has good energy savings and is relatively simple for diy'er. With a little bit of reading you can do equal or better job then commericial installation.
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    higgins Solar Expert Posts: 56 ✭✭✭✭
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    Re: Advantges of DIY Solar Heating Panels.

    Are there any problems/ design faults to be aware of?
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  • BB.
    BB. Super Moderators, Administrators Posts: 33,448 admin
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    Re: Advantges of DIY Solar Heating Panels.

    From the Working Thread for Solar Beginner Post/FAQ, there are some links to a variety of solar thermal examples.

    This; is a good site--lots of details and a pretty complex setup

    -Bill
    Near San Francisco California: 3.5kWatt Grid Tied Solar power system+small backup genset
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