Archive for the ‘Green Energy’ Category
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Solar water heating – The aztec pumping station
Friday, April 17th, 2009
The Aztec Solar Water Heating pumping station
We currently manufacture the manifold (where the pressure gauge is mounted and the pipes are connected to) on the pumping station in Woodbridge, Suffolk and are in the process of getting castings made in High Wycombe to replace the silver soldered unit made in Suffolk.
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Solar water heating – motorised valve regulations
Friday, April 17th, 2009
I have heard that regulations require that a motorized valve is fitted on the FLOW (hot side) connection of the solar water heating coil in the hot water cylinder. I guess this is powered open by the solar controller when in turns on the solar circuit pump and is wired through a high temperature thermostat. [...]
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Why fit an extra pump for a solar swimming pool
Friday, April 17th, 2009
The pool filtration pumps that usually run over night on economy seven are also needed to transfer the heat from the solar panel heat exchanger during the day the problem with his is the cost of the electric during the day especially as the pool filtration pump can be two kilowatts and above and expensive [...]
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Solar Water Heating – an alternative investment oportunity
Friday, April 17th, 2009
Solar water heating savings are better than the interest on savings accounts
Are you better off investing in solar water heating than putting money into a savings accounts?
Unless you are willing to invest in a high risk bond in a far off land and potentially lose all your money (all though option is no longer available [...] -
Direct versus indirect solar panels
Friday, April 17th, 2009
Direct solar panel
A direct solar heating system uses the existing hot water tank. The cold water supply to the solar panel is drawn from the cold water feed pipe to the existing hot water cylinder. This is the pipe that runs from the header tank down to the bottom of the hot water cylinder. This [...] -
The Air Source Heat Pump
Tuesday, February 17th, 2009
We live in an off gas area and although oil boilers and wood burners are a tried and tested market and there are millions already installed across the UK we have decided to try some new technology especially after the price of oil shot through the roof last year we decided to investigate other alternatives [...]
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Direct Vs Indirect Solar Water Heating Panels
Tuesday, February 17th, 2009
Direct solar water heating panel
A direct solar heating system uses the existing hot water tank. The cold water supply to the solar heating panel is drawn from the cold water feed pipe to the existing hot water cylinder. This is the pipe that runs from the header tank down to the bottom of the hot [...] -
The Evacuated Solar Water Heating Tube.
Tuesday, February 17th, 2009
How does an evacuated solar water heating tube work in your domestic system or solar swimming pool heating? The evacuated tubes are connected in a bank to form a solar collector. The solar tubes themselves are a series of old inventions bundled up into one and are used in out solar panels.
We have a [...] -
Installation of Solar Pool Heating From £4,800.00
Tuesday, January 20th, 2009
Solar Swimming Pool heating
The site for the new solar heated swimming pool in Cambridge. This pool already had an older style solar heating which consisted of a large number of black hose pipes laid out in parallel on the roof of the pool house which were not heating the [...]
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Alternative investments via solar water heating
Tuesday, January 13th, 2009
Solar water heating savings are better than the interest on savings accounts
Are you better off investing in solar water heating than putting money into a savings accounts? You sure are!Unless you are willing to invest in a high risk bond in a far off land and potentially lose all your money (all though option is [...]