Installation package for a domestic solar heating and hot water system

Technical Report · Tue Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1978

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6549958· OSTI ID:6549958

Fern Engineering Company, Inc. has developed two prototype solar heating and hot water systems. The systems have been installed at Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania, and Lansing, Michigan. The system consists of the following subsystems: solar collector, storage, control, transport, and auxiliary energy. General guidelines which may be utilized in development of detailed installation plans and specifications are presented. In addition, instruction on operation, maintenance, and repair of a solar heating and hot water system is provided.

• Research Organization: Solafern Ltd., Bourne, MA (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: EX-76-A-29-1037
• OSTI ID: 6549958
• Report Number(s): DOE/NASA/CR-150760
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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MANUALS
SOLAR WATER HEATERS
AUXILIARY HEATING
CONNECTORS
DIAGRAMS
DUCTS
ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS
FLAT PLATE COLLECTORS
HAZARDS
MAINTENANCE
OPERATION
PIPES
SOLAR AIR HEATERS
SOLAR SPACE HEATING
AIR HEATERS
APPLIANCES
CONDUCTOR DEVICES
DOCUMENT TYPES
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
EQUIPMENT
HEATERS
HEATING
HEATING SYSTEMS
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SOLAR HEATING
SPACE HEATING
WATER HEATERS
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