Quantumstate
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Just bought an imported thermosiphon evac tube system which I'm going to install on my house. 40 gallon tank at the top, with 24 evac tubes coming down. I want to connect this to my 38 gallon hot water tank.
The solar heater is a no-pressure system, so I'll need a heat exchanger, and have in mind the Brazed Plate type, but no idea how to size it.
Water will need to be forced through both circuits, so I have in mind a Liang DC pump on a solar panel for low pressure. OTOH I'll probably need hot water at night, so maybe this isn't such a good idea.
I guess the heat exchanger would need to be on the roof, as I doubt the Liang could force water up one story to the roof. I'd rather not send domestic water all the way up there though, if I can avoid it.
On the high-pressure circuit I have in mind teeing off the cold of the domestic hot water heater to go to the heat exchanger, and from there teeing into the hot side of the hot water heater. So water would circulate through the heat exchanger and hot water heater. I guess the pumps would need to be controlled by a differential thermostat, so the solar supplement is only on when it's warmer. Suggestions on brand for a thermostat, particularly one that has a network interface and computer software? (hopefully open source)
Does my design seem sound?
The solar heater is a no-pressure system, so I'll need a heat exchanger, and have in mind the Brazed Plate type, but no idea how to size it.
Water will need to be forced through both circuits, so I have in mind a Liang DC pump on a solar panel for low pressure. OTOH I'll probably need hot water at night, so maybe this isn't such a good idea.
I guess the heat exchanger would need to be on the roof, as I doubt the Liang could force water up one story to the roof. I'd rather not send domestic water all the way up there though, if I can avoid it.
On the high-pressure circuit I have in mind teeing off the cold of the domestic hot water heater to go to the heat exchanger, and from there teeing into the hot side of the hot water heater. So water would circulate through the heat exchanger and hot water heater. I guess the pumps would need to be controlled by a differential thermostat, so the solar supplement is only on when it's warmer. Suggestions on brand for a thermostat, particularly one that has a network interface and computer software? (hopefully open source)
Does my design seem sound?