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      Giantkiller replied to the thread DC water heater..
      Thanks so much for all the information. I just purchased a pallet of New 390watt panels for $112.29 apiece plus tax. Delivered. Will...
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      Giantkiller replied to the thread DC water heater..
      Kool thank you this is what I was looking for. The best way to set up the PV system. I have a good handle on the hydronic heating. Would...
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      Giantkiller replied to the thread DC water heater..
      Thank you. This is what I was looking for. Along with the others that have helped with this kind of information. I really didn't want to...
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      Giantkiller replied to the thread DC water heater..
      Windwizard. The panels I have on my upper roof are steep enough that the snow that does stick to them. Only takes about half a day of...
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      Giantkiller replied to the thread DC water heater..
      Thanks for the information. Like I said I don't need it to melt it quickly. And I think the little bitte bit of heat that I can get out...
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      Giantkiller replied to the thread DC water heater..
      When you break up what I said. It doesn't make sense. Yes I was talking about exterior. Heat pumps. And last I checked the...
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      Giantkiller replied to the thread DC water heater..
      I original wanted to use solar thermal panels. But like I said the cheapest ones were $900. All the way up to $2600. I never really...
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      Giantkiller replied to the thread DC water heater..
      Yep like I said before. Those are heated to higher points. Because they want it to melt extremely fast. Due to liabilty.I generally just...
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      Giantkiller replied to the thread DC water heater..
      Wow. Thanks for the heads up. Didn't say if they were s shape or h with header pipes. Need h for drain back system. And I would need...
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      Giantkiller replied to the thread DC water heater..
      Yes I know geothermal is not like that. I have one for my house. That I self installed. Works quite well. Here in Wisconsin 56ish...
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      Giantkiller replied to the thread DC water heater..
      Thanks for the idea. But. Heat pump water heater are great especially in southern climates. Since like all heat pumps they remove the...
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      Giantkiller replied to the thread DC water heater..
      Thanks for the uponor read. I know for most snow melt systems. They expect to put in massive amounts of heat. Because they have to melt...
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      Giantkiller replied to the thread DC water heater..
      Yes planned on using 42% e glycol. Heated driveways used to be illegal in Wisconsin. Because they used to much power. I plan on using 4...
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      Giantkiller replied to the thread DC water heater..
      My geothermal runs my infloor heat 6zones. 3 inslab downstairs in 2400sqft of shop and storage. And 3 zones upstairs 1000sqft of living...
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      Giantkiller replied to the thread DC water heater..
      Only when the sun shines. I don't care how long it takes. I'll just drive over it until it does. I figured it would run all the time...
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      Giantkiller replied to the thread DC water heater..
      I installed my geothermal in my house. I only have a 1 acre lot used one end of it for the loops I paid $5,000 to have the loops...
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      Giantkiller replied to the thread DC water heater..
      Thanks much for quick responses. Im going to use this for my experiment. I have done everything for solar hot water heating my driveway...
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      I recently found out that you can get up to 3000watts DC water heater inserts that I can replace the AC inserts in my water heater. With...
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