Rod Hyatt articles dealing with the small but important details of installing and designing solar and heating systems
System types
Residential solar
- Incoming water temp can determine size of collectors, storage
- Sizing home system based on temp of incoming water (with helpful chart)
- Drainback with tankless is less costly, more efficient
Sizing equipment
- Filling the pressure: Sizing an expansion tank correctly
- Incoming water temp can determine size of collectors, storage
Commercial systems
- This design for a light commercial thermal system is effective, simplified
- Designing a medium-sized commercial solar thermal system for apartment complex
- Piping commercial pressure glycol or drainback solar projects
- Commercial solar: With tankless water heater, you don’t pay to heat it ’til you need it