How To Create A Solar Water Heater

You have become accustomed to using hot water in your daily routine. However, heating up that water can get pretty expensive. Well, with the sun being the main source of heat, why don’t you make use of that? It’ll make your pocket smile.

Anyway, I found a way on how to create your own solar water heater. Here’s how:

First, build a glass-covered wood “hot box” to catch the sun’s heat.

Second, install a manifold of copper water pipes inside this collector box so the gathered warmth will heat water.

Third, hook the outlets from the manifold to a storage tank (this container should be set above the heat collector) so the thermosiphon principle will move water from the collector to the tank. (That fancy-sounding phrase, “thermosiphon principle,” simply means that, since hot water rises and cold water sinks, liquid heated in the closed loop system will move up toward our elevated storage container, while cooler water will circulate downhill toward the collector to soak up more sun.)

Well, why don’t you try that out and tell me how it goes for you.

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