Ahh, a hot shower!!

As the title suggests today's installment includes a look at a water heating system that also harnesses the power of the sun. In the greenhouse when i had installed the plastic i made it so that it would be easy to remove so we could install some black water hose to heat water. That was one of the latest projects i worked on. Drilling out and installing a semi-ridged black water hose. In the spring/summer season Dougs cabin is supplied with water from a spring and reservoir about 1000ft. uphill from the cabin. That means there is plenty of water pressure here at the cabin for any running water needs. Sprinklers, sink in the cabin, hoses in the yard and a solar water heater. The pics show the holes drilled for the water line, the line installed and the plastic wall re-installed. If i hadn't mentioned before the plastic installed on the outside and inside of the greenhouse is very spendy stuff. Meant not to deteriorate from UV rays from the sun. But it also lets about 90% of the UV through, a lot more that a standard window of a house. With all that energy being transmitted through the plastic on a party cloudy day we can heat water almost to hot to touch by hand. The system i custom made only holds about 2.1 gallons but if your quick in the shower it's just enough.