Build and Extreme Green Hot Water Solar Collector

By Philip Rastocny

These instructions describe how to build a passive solar hot water collector using your existing hot water heater. This solar collector uses no pumps or additional electricity to operate and assembled without pipe bending. The instructions include a complete materials list with prices and part numbers from a large well known hardware store.

An advanced project requiring soldering skills.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Philip Rastocny
• Release date: Jan 5, 2011

Philip Rastocny

A spiritual being having a human experience, I have led an interesting life in this body. Upon my soul’s entry into physical form, I felt in touch with my spirit from a very early age. Questioning the interpretation of reality presented by my own senses, the only truth I found was my connection with the Creator. Exploring the mysteries of life and searching for the answers to classic questions like “Why am I here?” and “What is life all about?” made my personal spirituality my primary focus.While in youthful physical form, my Karma attracted I me to science and math thereby embracing the fascinating mechanical aspects of life. Marveling at how things worked, I was intrigued by complex designs. At age six, I routinely disassembled clocks, lamps, and play toys reassembling them all without a hitch. Building blocks and left over hardware scraps were a huge source of entertainment and an outlet for my creativity.My inquiring spirit found a similar fascination with personal relationships. In them, I discovered something new—my emotions transcended physical form and bonded with my insatiable search for understanding. Puzzled by the conflicting priorities between the heart and the mind, I sought balance after permitting my mind to manage—and correspondingly ruin—these relationships.Along my passionate journey, I consistently chose love and desired to experience it at its highest level. While enjoying the physical form, love’s emotional intensity far exceeded anything my body desired. Like dissecting a clock, I wanted to explore all there was to know about this unique feeling. Love is still my primary journey, and one that appears to have no end.When finding my soul mate, Althea, our immediate attraction was like two magnets jumping towards each other, and my journey seemed complete. From the first moments of our meeting we were inseparable. Different from enmeshment, our respect and encouragement for individual choice and unquestioning support led us to live a life of unconditional love and happiness that poets ponder.

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Build an

Extreme Green™

Hot Water

Solar Collector

By Philip Rastocny

Build and Extreme Green™ Hot Water Solar Collector

By Philip Rastocny

Smashwords edition

Copyright © 2010 by Philip Rastocny

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or by any information storage and retrieval system, without prior permission from the publisher.

Publisher: Grasslands Publishing House, 8526 Central Avenue, Brooksville, Florida 34613

First edition — October, 2010

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Forward

In our current energy crisis, most people are looking for ways to be green and lower their utility usage. These instructions show you how to do just that and setting an example for your friends, neighbors, and especially your family.

These instructions provide you with details on how to build a solar hot water collector that uses no moving parts, requires no electricity for operation, and can work relentlessly for you every day that the sun shines.

A hot water heater takes a huge chunk out of your utility bill. Typically using 20% to 40% of your monthly bill to operate, your hot water heater silently drips away at your bank account. Now, you can do something to slow or even stop this drip.

Designed for the weekend do-it-yourselfer, these instructions give you step-by-step solutions to creating a no-moving-parts low-maintenance system that is freeze tolerant and simple to assemble. Requiring minimal skills, almost anyone can do this by him/herself with possibly a little assistance from your talented friends.

Since you use your existing water heater, no electricians are needed. While there are some plumbing, soldering, cutting, screwing, gluing, nailing, caulking, digging, leveling, assembly, etc. skills required these skills are typically used on common DIY projects by average individuals.

A recycled 2-pane glass door is featured in this design that lowers your overall investment and is extremely green for the environment. Using your existing (and still good) conventional hot water heater – instead of having to buy a new, specifically-designed (and somewhat expensive) solar hot water heater – also keeps your current hot water heater out of a landfill and keeps more money in your pocket.

So with these thoughts in mind, enjoy yourself while building something that makes a statement not only about your DIY skills but also about your green consciousness. Your friends and family will be amazed at what can be done with things