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I built this solar shower last summer in addition to my composting toilet. It was for a big giant FEST we had in celebration of my partners 40th b day where we had multiple campers on our property.
I went to a lot of trouble and a fair bit of expense ( copper is far from cheap these days ) problem is the thermostatic pressure...wasn't. I got no flow. Inside the chamber was extremely hot.
Any suggestions you green smarty pants?
www.motherearthnews.com/Renewa...er.aspx
I went to a lot of trouble and a fair bit of expense ( copper is far from cheap these days ) problem is the thermostatic pressure...wasn't. I got no flow. Inside the chamber was extremely hot.
Any suggestions you green smarty pants?
www.motherearthnews.com/Renewa...er.aspx
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Re: solar shower
Thu, February 26, 2009 - 3:51 PMI have used and built similar solar showers with success. I could probably diagnose better if I could see your set up, do you have a photo? Is the incoming cold water pressurized? Is your tank elevated?
Blessings!
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Sun, March 1, 2009 - 6:07 PMthanks Melissa. Yes the cold water is elevated. I will get some pics together. -
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Sun, March 1, 2009 - 8:25 PMThis site is an excellent resource: www.builditsolar.com/Project...mosyphon
Maybe by comparing plans you could figure out your problem. I would make sure that the tank's hot/cold pipes are connected correctly to the panel (the cold to the low, and the hot to the high) The systems I used had pressurized cold water intake, you also might have insufficient pressure to get any flow...
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Re: solar shower
Thu, March 26, 2009 - 7:59 AMReally enjoying that builditsolar site! LOTS of great information!
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