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Practical solar heating : a d-i-y guide to solar water heating / Kevin McCartney with Brian Ford.

By: McCartney, Kevin.
Contributor(s): Ford, Brian.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Dorchester : Prism Press, 1978Description: 209 p. : ill., charts, plans ; 22 cm.ISBN: 0904727548 ; 090472753X.Subject(s): Solar water heaters | Solar heatingDDC classification: 697.4
Contents:
A safe energy source -- Utilisation of solar energy -- Basic principles -- Solar collectors -- Circulation -- Storage -- Choosing a system -- Plumbing techniques -- Plumbing installation -- Collector connection patterns -- Mounting solar collectors -- DIY solar collector plans -- Economics of solar water heating -- Swimming pool heaters -- Examples of completed solar systems -- Buying solar collectors.

Includes bibliographical references.

A safe energy source -- Utilisation of solar energy -- Basic principles -- Solar collectors -- Circulation -- Storage -- Choosing a system -- Plumbing techniques -- Plumbing installation -- Collector connection patterns -- Mounting solar collectors -- DIY solar collector plans -- Economics of solar water heating -- Swimming pool heaters -- Examples of completed solar systems -- Buying solar collectors.