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 enlarge | Authors: Bob Ramlow, Benjamin Nusz
Publisher: New Society Publishers
Category: Book
List Price: $24.95
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Rating:  16 reviews
Sales Rank: 13392
Media: Paperback
Pages: 288
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 7.4 x 0.7
ISBN: 0865715610
Dewey Decimal Number: 697.78
EAN: 9780865715615
ASIN: 0865715610
Publication Date: June 1, 2006
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 Solar Water Heating April 9, 2008
jayshawaii
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
Great reference on solar water heating. Lots of options and details. The item is as described. Shipping was reasonable and prompt.
 Solar Water Heating March 31, 2008
Stephen R. Masse (Lowell, Ma.)
2 out of 5 found this review helpful
This book is a great primer on how these systems work or can work. I was looking more for something that would show me where i can get a complete packaged system, pre-enginered. But this book was very helpful in allowing me to make a decision about whether to pursue a solar water heated slab design for my new house to be built. It turns out that according to the author, I need full sun from 9:30am to 3:30 pm on my proposed solar panels.
My site only allows sun from about 10:30am spring(11:00am winter) to 3:30pm and hence is not a great candidate for this type heat. The great part about the book is he gives you what you need to make this determination and I agree. If I am going to commit to an insulated slab, solar foundation, then I must be relatively sure it will be successful. I am now going to look into a geothermal ground source heat pump. I is more expensive to install, but in many ways could be simpler to run and keep from having to use as much expensive/dirty fossil fuels as conventional systems. Sure do wish my sight was SUNNIER though!!! Good book, easy read.
Excellent for people of all levels of interest. March 16, 2008
Steven Leighton (Monterrey, Mexico)
With this comprehensive "manual" and a simple how to book on plumbing almost anybody could build a system for their own specific climate and needs.
If you just want to understand solar water heating and are thinking of buying an "off the shelf" solution this book will guide you to a good choice.
 Excellent treatement of solar water heating November 4, 2007
R. McKown (Colorado USA)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
This book takes a tutorial approach, providing an overview behind the impetus of solar hot water systems, the various systems available and their applicability, and provides a good deal of "how to" information regarding installation. This is the kind of treatment of material that I most prefer when attempting to learn for the purpose of later application of that knowledge. It stands in contrast to books by Dan Chrias (see my reviews), who tends to provide a more overview approach to the information. Coupled with a good understanding of conventional hot water systems, this book may be enough to successfully size, install and operate a solar hot water system. It's only weakness, given its objectives and the volume of the material, is that it glosses over the techniques for system sizing, especially how to manage the relationship between demand and supply (sun availability).
solar hot water May 18, 2007
Diego Martinez (Colorado, USA)
This is a great collection of information on the subject of solar water heating. I love how the author doesn't pull any punches. There are definite reasons why we don't use more solar hot water in this country. Regan led by example in the 80's when he pulled the solar collectors off the white house roof. While the author spends a bit on the history of solar heating this is definitely a manual on how to design and install a system. The author obviously has had a lot of experience with these systems and he knows what works. read this book and get a high quality solar hot water system up and running in your home. Our planet depends on it.
In fact he dedicated the book for our earth.
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