The economics of an
active space heating system improve if it also heats water, because a collector that would otherwise be idle can heat water in the summer.
In my case, the system involves very little extra cost or work because nearly all the components are already there for the existing
solar space heating system.
The easiest way to retrofit an active solar thermal
space heating system in such a house would probably be to install a hydronic coil in your air handler.
Randy describes his prototype of a system that makes use of attic heat
for space heating The system is simple and effective, and provides free heat from the attic on sunny days.
Achieving a nearly emissions - free energy sector in Maryland by 2050 will mean converting the vast majority of fossil
fuel space heating systems to highly efficient electric heating systems (like cold climate heat pumps and geothermal heat pumps).
Innovative heat storage tank kit... Solar air heating collectors using alum downspout for absorber... Very nice solar air heating collector - with PV powered fan... Large solar
space heating system from Tom... Acrylic inside storms on large windows...
The full download is a 36 page pdf with lots of design and build detail for the entire system — Serpentine Drain Back Solar
Space Heating System Manual...
Tim, Doug, and Will provide a very detailed description of a unique solar
space heating system along with quite a bit of design information.
DEP rules allow certain condominiums as tall as six stories with individual hot water and
space heating systems in each unit to install meters for each condo unit.
Or sit back and enjoy living in a house, designed to meet your expectations of comfort without any recourse to
a space heating system.
The differential controller for my solar
space heating system is located out in the Solar Shed, which sees quite low temperatures.
This large solar
space heating system was built in 1986 as a part of the original home construction, and has been in continuous use ever since — 25 years, and is still going strong.
«Aldrich [Robb Aldrich, an engineer at Steven Winter Associates, one of the designers of
the space heating system] is still not convinced that the in - floor distribution system was a wise choice.
I certainly know that such
a space heating system is not now cost - effective.
The system uses our existing Solar Shed solar
space heating system, which is described in detail here...