Solar Hot Water Fundamentals: Siting, Design, and Installation

Get free heat and hot water from the sun!
There has never been a better time to install a solar hot water system. This simple but comprehensive guide will show you everything you need to know to install your own system, or to become a professional solar designer and installer. The authors have extensive experience in solar energy as well as in teaching, and they make learning about this lucrative technology easy and fun!

Topics Include:
Site Analysis
Design and Installation of:
Drainback Systems
Closed Loop Glycol Systems
Thermosiphon Systems
Pool Heating Systems
Solar Hot Water Components
Solar Thermal Loops
Load Integration and Combi-systems
Roofing
Plumbing
Tanks and Heat Exchangers
Pumps and Fluids
Collector Mounting
System Controls
Performance and Monitoring
Troubleshooting and Maintenance
Codes and Regulations
Safety.

Includes hundreds of custom system schematics and full-color images.

Peter N. Skinner, PE, Founder and Senior Designer, E2G Solar.
Peter is a solar thermal system installer, educator and consultant. A professional engineer in New York State, he has had 41 years of experience as an environmental science advocate at the New York Attorney General's Environmental Bureau and now is a solar thermal professional. He holds BS and MS degrees from Lehigh and RPI. He has focused his professional skills on building performance and now design and installation of residential and commercial solar thermal systems. In the last few years, he has designed and installed dozens of thermal systems in New York. Peter has served on the NABCEP committee that writes the national solar thermal installer certification test and teaches solar thermal courses at colleges, professional gatherings and conferences. He has also created curricula and instructs solar thermal installation and design courses, and designed SunDog's Solar Rover and Pup instructional devices to enhance the learning process.