Colombiano
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Good morning all, Having owned factory made solar panels on 3 houses I am contemplating making my own and would appreciate some feedback on my ideas. I am in the process of designing and building a new modernistic house and swimming pool, I have plenty of land but do not want to see ugly solar panels or water storage tanks. My idea is to incorporate the solar water heating into the roof and use a circulating pump to move the hot water to the tanks.
Please bear in mind that many "normal" things are not readily available here, I'm near to the equator but 6500 feet above sea level, very similar temperatures and sun all year round, no chance of any frost unless there is an apocalypse. I never need heating or aircon in the house. I have plenty of space so am thinking of black alkathene piping rather than very expensive copper tubing, less efficient but much simpler to install, I would need more glass to encase it. Will the alkathene piping stand possible high water temperatures?
The tanks would be lower than the piping so I'm thinking something like a central heating pump and then a pressurising pump on the house supply. The garage roof could supply the house hot water needs, bathrooms and kitchen are very near. The house roof could have the same system but on a larger scale to heat the pool using the pool pump to circulate the water.
Your thoughts and comments would be much appreciated
Please bear in mind that many "normal" things are not readily available here, I'm near to the equator but 6500 feet above sea level, very similar temperatures and sun all year round, no chance of any frost unless there is an apocalypse. I never need heating or aircon in the house. I have plenty of space so am thinking of black alkathene piping rather than very expensive copper tubing, less efficient but much simpler to install, I would need more glass to encase it. Will the alkathene piping stand possible high water temperatures?
The tanks would be lower than the piping so I'm thinking something like a central heating pump and then a pressurising pump on the house supply. The garage roof could supply the house hot water needs, bathrooms and kitchen are very near. The house roof could have the same system but on a larger scale to heat the pool using the pool pump to circulate the water.
Your thoughts and comments would be much appreciated