Are your solar panels facing the wrong way?

JohnW


Joined: 23/04/2009
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Message Posted:
05/04/2011 10:05

Your solar panels should be facing south to get maximum efficiency. Also, there are often other issues with solar panel installation. They should be in direct sunlight so being in any way shaded won't help. The pipes too and from the hot tank must run continuously uphill. Any dips at all and performace will be seriously degraded.



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JohnW


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Message Posted:
05/04/2011 10:06

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malsancak


Joined: 23/08/2009
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Message Posted:
05/04/2011 10:25

"The pipes... from the hot tank must run continuously uphill." My hot tank is on the roof, do I have to shower on the roof?

TRNCVaughan


Joined: 27/04/2008
Posts: 4578

Message Posted:
05/04/2011 10:53

My solar panels, although facing South, only really produce hot water in the afternoon. Is there any real gain in having an additional panel facing East or South East to catch the morning sun and heat the water all day?

Pipie


Joined: 05/01/2008
Posts: 5499

Message Posted:
05/04/2011 11:04

What would be the advanatge of placing a hotwater tank higher that what was originally positioned ? some have done this on a complex and I was wondering what the advantage of this is ? the disadvantage is that they look unsightly !!

elko2



Joined: 24/07/2007
Posts: 4400

Message Posted:
05/04/2011 11:21

Vaughan,

You need an automated system so that the solar panels will follow the sun. Actaully I saw a mechanical system doing that on much lighter solar panels that produced electricity.

Just an idea, get an old "activator arm" from one of the satellite shops used in motorised satyellite dishes and make your panels rotate slowly to follow the sun.

ismet

AlsancakJack



Joined: 14/08/2008
Posts: 5762

Message Posted:
05/04/2011 11:47

Well I do not know why it should be so complicated.

Our panels face approximately due East and when the sun comes up and starts to move around we will normally have a tankful of hot water by about 9-10am and if it is a warm day then the water will stay hot for most of the day.

No problem here.

martinD41


Joined: 06/09/2010
Posts: 3001

Message Posted:
05/04/2011 12:51

Solar panels, should face"True" south (not due south) for optimum performance ...

Carbotec


Joined: 28/02/2009
Posts: 98

Message Posted:
05/04/2011 16:49

My panels face East South east and as Alsncakjack has said "get no problem with hot water". I get hot water all day. But I have the new Sucho Solar water system its great. Even with very little sun I get good hot water.

elko2



Joined: 24/07/2007
Posts: 4400

Message Posted:
06/04/2011 11:01

Martin wrote: "Solar panels, should face"True" south (not due south) for optimum performance ..."



I think its only 4-5 degrees difference between true south and compas south for Cyprus, it hardly makes a difference. See http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/geomagmodels/Declination.jsp for perfect accuracy

ismet

JohnW


Joined: 23/04/2009
Posts: 601

Message Posted:
06/04/2011 11:21

malsancak



No, I don't think that will ne necessary though we do know of a villa in Zeytenlik with a Jacussi on the roof. As you know, I was referring to the pipes between the solar panels and the hot tank.



John

TRNCVaughan


Joined: 27/04/2008
Posts: 4578

Message Posted:
06/04/2011 11:36

msg 9,



Do you have a link for Sucho?

martinD41


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Posts: 3001

Message Posted:
06/04/2011 11:55

Thanks elko2...At least "you" new the difference ....And you are right of course ,,, given the quality of the panels here, it would make no difference ...............

kaiserphil


Joined: 14/12/2008
Posts: 1096

Message Posted:
06/04/2011 20:47

Thanks to Sercem, mine faced east, but we had bags of piping hot water.

rowlo



Joined: 12/10/2008
Posts: 4796

Message Posted:
06/04/2011 21:08

my wifes butt has went south . can you fix this ?

Carbotec


Joined: 28/02/2009
Posts: 98

Message Posted:
11/04/2011 19:35

Msg 12



If you use your seardh engine it will bring you to their home page http://www.schuco.com

misunderstood


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Posts: 1004

Message Posted:
12/04/2011 10:24

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misunderstood


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Posts: 1004

Message Posted:
12/04/2011 10:43

probably not - my boomerang won't come back either.