Hi Drake,
I don't know if you ever watch Myth Busters, but google them and check
out the water tank they exploded.
Short version is they took a standard 40 gallon electric tank, put
into a small building, no PT valve, heated it until it exploded.
It flew something like 200' into the air, ju
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I would typically just use a cordless gun followed up by 2 guys with
torque wrenches and cheater bars.
Sky Sims
Ecological Systems
http://www.ecologicalsystems.biz
220 County Road 522
Manalapan, NJ 07726
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Hey all Michael has suggested that this theme be move to the RE-Markets
list. I will have to get it over there with it but it may take a day or two.
Thanks -
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Great Solar Works, Inc
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CALSEIA has a strong solar thermal focus because (1) Les Nelson, CALSEIA's
former executive director, was a solar thermal guy, (2) solar California
thermal companies are active CALSEIA members that pay dues and pay into the
Political Action Committee fund, (3) solar thermal has been a profitable
Hi all, I need advice
I am soon starting a 1000 module system, uning top down mounts, What power
tools will tighten to torque specification? I will want to tighten each SS
1/4" nut on bolt to proper specs. This is about 2000 bolts, so i want a power
tool, either air or battery electric, or ele
Hey Folks,
When I installed SS heat exchangers in wood stoves a while back, I
always made sure to have 2 PT valves in the system for redundancy in
case one stuck or underperformed. Steam explosions are simply no fun.
We'd locate one right on the woodstove outlet and another at the
first ben
HI Marco,
SMA told me next year in the spring.
Randy Sadewic
Positive Energy
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Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2008 11:42 AM
To: re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org
Subject: [RE-wrenches] SMA Sunny Beam
Any ne
My customer just had the roving SWWP techs replace various parts in his
SKYS. The "replacement" monitoring is now done via a computer. You use a USB
flash drive to receive the data & it is displayed on your computer. My
customer was NOT to impressed. I didn't do the install but interfaced it
into a
I am quite glad that the current administration has re-upped and improved
the tax rebates for the next 8 years. I am amazed that the thermal credit
did not receive the same attention that the PV draws and this is my point
that I would like to bring to discussion.
The gas and oil industry has their
At 09:15 AM 11/11/2008, you wrote:
My questionis there a more robust version of that P/T valve
that I should be using? Something that you would use in a boiler perhaps?
I'm not really a hot water guy either, but I'm scheming on putting in
solar hot water with a wood stove backup loop. I
Speaking of wireless monitoring boxes, anybody know the status of the new
Skystream monitoring box? Any experience?
P.
Phil Schneider, system engineer
Creative Energies
From: Jason Lombard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2008 14:42:32 -0700
To: RE-wrenches
Subject
SMA says it will be next year before they are available but that is all they
know at the moment. Germany is dragging their feet and haven't even
implemented the new string sizing tool either with the fancy new website.
On Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 11:41 AM, Marco <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Any new n
My pleasure - but I also wondered if you might not have a thermal
expansion tank in your system? Perhaps you could also try one of the
Watts Valve commercial valves like the LL40XL. As I recall, these valves
have another type of seat that isn't as prone to gumming up like the
regular residentia
I have conquered hard water with a Scale ban. It used about $ 0.01of
electricity per day. This unit turns calcite into aragonite [ please excuse
the spelling] which pulls existing calcium from the walls of the pipes and
tanks and coils and valves and faucets, and your hair.
I have used this uni
My .02.
The hydro coils I have installed I have treated like I treat solar hot water
installations. It will need a diversion to eliminate the human factor. I
installed a heat dump, baseboard or a set of coils underground to divert to.
I have used a variety of diversion options some battery direct
Title: Todd Cory
Matt,
Good suggestion.real hard water here. My water coil needs cleaning
twice each heating seasona royal PITA.
In addition to the weeping, the P/T valves also start leaking around
the valve post too,
so I figure I'm better off replacing it anyway.
Thanks!
Roy Butle
Hey Roy,
T&P valves leak after X amount of time in direct proportion to the
mineral content of your water supply. Minerals are deposited on the seat
surfaces and prevent complete closure. My hunch is that installations in
areas with very low mineral saturation of the water source will have
mu
Any new news on the availability of the new Bluetooth-based Sunny Beam
wireless monitor?
Thanks,
marco
Marco Mangelsdorf, Ph.D., President
Electrical Contractor License C-26351
69 Railroad Avenue, Suite A-7
Hilo, Hawaii 96720 USA
(808) 969-3281, fax 934-7462
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I've seen Tarm Boilers set up to thermosyphon to 30-40 feet of fin tube
in the event of a power outage. there's a normally open zone valve
(caleffi makes a wide variety of actuators for their zone valves,
including 3 way zone valves, but no DC actuators) that will allow
thermosyphoning when the pow
Title: Todd Cory
Hi guys,
I have been using the SS water loop in my Amish wood cookstove
for my domestic hot water for 9 years now. My tank is a 40 gallon
electric water heater (space saver unit) and is configured for thermo
siphon operation.
The P/T valve is all I have for protection and I
Title: Todd Cory
Sure, but the discussion was about
preventing hot water storage tanks from exploding. Putting BTUs into a
tank, whether that be from a wood stove loop or 5 kW electric heating
element is not the issue. Relying on a P/T valve to regulate
overheating is of course not a good idea
At 02:12 PM 11/10/2008, you wrote:
It also helps to run the water coming from the bottom of the tank (to your
coil) through some baseboard so once the tank is heated to the bottom it
starts dumping heat as more is gathered.
That sounds like an excellent idea. An aquastat controlled valve or
p
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