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Arild
It is a question of space.
If you put solar water heating panels on the roof you get hot water. If
you put the same acreage with PV panels you get electricity which is much
more useful than hot water.
Norm
S/V Bandersnatch
Lying St Augustine FL
> [Original Message]
> From: Arild Jensen <>
> To: Tom <>; <>
> Cc: <>
> Date: 2/23/2006 1:05:30 AM
> Subject: RE: lv-ab: Water heater
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tom
> But, if they are getting their energy to run the microwave from
> batteries
> charged by solar panels -- wouldn't that trump use of LP??
>
> Tom
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> REPLY
> Whatever happened to plain old sun heated water in black panels on the
> cabin roof.
> I have seen many pools heated with this system. Surely it can be used to
> heat a ten or twenty gallon tank.
>
> If there is enough sun for a solar panel ther should be enough for a
> simple water heater of similar size / area.
>
> Arild
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