This question was raised with EARLY Ford V8 passenger cars.
Stated. "If you remove the thermostat in the engine, the system WILL overheat."
As I was 15 at the time I remembered the statement well.
Did the Fords have radiators & fanblades maxed out??
Cocktail engineering of the overheating was...
I was getting very leery about solar hot water replacing a electric 4 stage furnace.
I will not beat the " dead horse " any longer.
Many thanks for the constructive past experience with how solar claims come about.
I have a back up plan ( maybe ? } for myself & some social friends. Water to...
Which companies manufacture the most efficient ones in the 1.5 to 3 ton range for a GSHP. Is there a best guess on a overall C O P when used in a dedicated, heat only mode, & capillary tube / metered orifice ?
This is needed due to very frequent power outages. Present metered orifice units have...
Thank you everyone.
The 1970 house is now at R 44 ceiling & R 22 basement. R 12? in the walls. Total electric. AC ducts hand fitted with 1" Dow Styrofoam & all seams taped. All trim work sealed everywhere. All ceiling, outlet & switch plates sealed with blue closed cell foam gaskets.
So far this...
Of course.
I finally found the correct terminology of " evacuated tube collectors " & the " Combined Gas Law calculator ".
I am now learning to calculate my sizing needs.
Thank you.
Rich
As I am electronic drives designer I need a lot of help.
Seat of the pants and past experience responses are close enough.
Using a 3/4" o.d. copper tube with circulating 50/50 % antifreeze solution, centered in a 2" to 4" o.d. glass tube. How many feet would be required to generate the...
