Solar water heater lease program. Interim report

Technical Report · Fri Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1982

OSTI ID:5246899

The Solar Water Heater Lease Program consists of the installation and leasing of ten solar systems to central Illinois homeowners. The measured energy savings to the homeowners and the impact of such systems on energy production requirements are studied. Each homeowner collects data on the gallons of hot water used, electricity used to heat water, and the temperatures of the cold and hot water outlet temperatures at the sink. The data are presented and conclusions are drawn, including the optimum slope of the collector, comparison of the actual hot water consumption and the estimated consumption, evaluation of the effects of temperature settings of the non-solar water heater, and the percentage of the energy provided for hot water by the solar system. The monitoring procedures and results are evaluated. Recommendations for improving the solar hot water systems are presented. (LEW)

• Research Organization: Resource Alternatives, Mossville, IL (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: FG02-80R510213
• OSTI ID: 5246899
• Report Number(s): DOE/R5/10213-2; ON: DE82011281
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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14 SOLAR ENERGY
140907* -- Solar Thermal Utilization-- Water Heating
APPLIANCES
BUDGETS
ELECTRIC UTILITIES
EQUIPMENT
FEDERAL REGION V
HEATERS
ILLINOIS
LEASING
NORTH AMERICA
ORIENTATION
PERFORMANCE TESTING
POWER DEMAND
PUBLIC UTILITIES
SOLAR COLLECTORS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SOLAR FRACTION
SOLAR WATER HEATERS
TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION
TESTING
USA
WATER HEATERS
WATER REQUIREMENTS