Build Your Own Solar Batch Water Heater

Primary Author(s)

Florida Solar Energy Center
Public Information Office

Report Number

FSEC-FS-36-88

URL

http://publications.energyresearch.ucf.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/FSEC-FS-36-88.pdf

Keywords

Solar batch water heater; DIY solar projects; Low-cost water heating; Backyard workshop heating; Weekend cabin heating; Non-pressurized water system

Abstract

The solar batch water heater is a fun project for the do-it yourselfer and provides an inexpensive hot water source for the back yard workshop or weekend cabin, It is easy to construct, costs only about $70 to build and produces water temperatures as high as 150 degrees F.

Remember, the batch heater is not designed to operate with pressurized water system and should not be connected to a city water supply. If you are looking for such a system, consider manufactured solar systems, which have been designed to meet strict standards and aesthetic considerations.

Date Published

12-6-1988

Identifiers

903

Subjects

Solar water heaters; Do-it-yourself work; Hot-water heating; Solar energy; Solar heating--Equipment and supplies; Outdoor recreation--Equipment and supplies--Design and construction

Local Subjects

Solar Thermal

Collection

FSEC Energy Research Center® Collection

STARS Citation

Florida Solar Energy Center and Public Information Office, "Build Your Own Solar Batch Water Heater" (1988). FSEC Energy Research Center®. 903.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/fsec/903