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Location: Phoenix
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Latest Activity: Aug 7, 2024

Thank you all for joining my group, I hope to do a lot with all anyone interested. Please
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Comment by Kim Romen on March 13, 2014 at 10:44am: Jacques, thx, also for your response. right in line with Converse' and Dr. Brooks'. :)

Comment by Kim Romen on March 13, 2014 at 10:41am: Converse, thankyou. I PMed you.

Robert, I have an old ice chest i could use. did u drill large holes in it on the side and the top? Interesting that fish food works.

anyone have probs with roaches in their worm bins? i know we did when we had one of the compost bins the city sells for $5. When they got into the house we stopped composting. started up again on the other side of the house in a kiddie pool that i tried to make into a raised garden bed until the chickens devoured my plants. i'm wondering if the chickens will take care of the roach prob if there is one this summer and then it'll be free chicken food. (not sure how nutritious roaches are). :)

Comment by Jim Troyer on March 12, 2014 at 3:24pm: Got 'em! So sorry for your troubles Matt http://www.bkserv.net/images/Frown.gif

Comment by Matt Miskinnis on March 12, 2014 at 3:14pm: Had two more fish die yesterday, gonna start doing a water change today. Jim, I may need to pick up some fish if things don't change ....

Comment by John Malone on March 12, 2014 at 2:42pm: @Jim Troyer

Please note that the chart I posted were the results of a specific solar panel, not a general curve applicable to all solar panels.

The concept remains the same, even if the numbers on both axis of the chart are different. I suspect that the larger the volume of water in the solar panel, the faster you should pump the water, and vice-versa.

From what you've said in the past, you are getting great results out of your solar system.

This conversation thread was started as a result of me mentioning that I was glad to get some more flow through my panel. In my case it is definitely necessary, as I'm not getting much more than a trickle. I am 100% sure that I'm wasting a lot of heat as a result.

Comment by Robert Rowe on March 12, 2014 at 1:37pm: @Jim Troyer

Are you keeping a log on your solar heat results?

Comment by Jeff S on March 12, 2014 at 1:22pm: Must be nice to have sunshine. We got 8 inches of snow here in Detroit area today. Not sure how well a solar unit would work here.

Comment by Jim Troyer on March 12, 2014 at 12:27pm: Okay, the flow through my solar heater is about 6 gallons per minute.

That's 360 gallons an hour.

Guess I could bump up my flow rate some but I'm pleased with the results of my cheapo 1000' 1/2" drip tubing solar collector, just the same.

The water is about 70 degrees at 11 AM

Comment by Jim Troyer on March 12, 2014 at 12:01pm: Nice chart.

I'm going to get bucket and see where I'm at for flow.

The portion of my water flow that goes through the solar unit is the only water flow through the fish tank so it is moving fairly quick. The water does heat up quite a bit if I shut off the flow, but the way it runs right now, you would not be able to tell there was any heat gain by putting your hand in the flow. It does generate ~10 degrees per sunny day however. I'm into the mid 70s by evening on 2100 gallons of water right now.