An Inexpensive Thermosiphoning Collector System

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In our technologically advanced country, it’s all too easy to get in the habit of assuming that complicated solutions to problems are more thorough and, therefore, somehow superior to simpler approaches. Take the usual attempts to capture energy from the sun, for example: A typical commercial solar domestic hot water system has a pump, several collectors, a maze of plumbing, numerous temperature probes, and a differential thermostat.

But, you may well wonder: Are all those components really necessary? Well, as we recently found out, it’s entirely possible to build an effective solar water heater that doesn’t require a single watt of electricity to get its liquid from one place to another.

Dynamics of a Solar Water Heater

  • Published on Mar 1, 1982
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