Question:
I'm planning to setup a solar heating system for my home. Can the hot water be
used to run an air conditioner in the summer? I know they have refrigerators
that run on propane.
Answer:
The solar's work on the absorption principle, just like the refrigerators.
You can check into Servel. They make a gas fired A/C, I almost bought one.
It does flatten out on output when the temps get above 100. More so than the
newer high seer units with scroll compressors. That was a big issue here in
the AZ desert for me.
I remember a company called, spelling please, Yeasu, Japanese. Saw a promo
on it here in AZ on TV once.
Lined the roof with collectors, yes completely covered the roof, and the
roof was south facing. In the mid 80's when I saw the program they said all
domestic hot water, some pool heat and a/c, nothing about heat.
Neighbor hood of $30,000.00. I do have a south facing roof line and my home
owners ass as some stupid rules about solar. The rules state that the
collectors if found to be unsightly, the HOA can ask for them to be
screened. AZ has some pretty strict laws about access to the sun. I may
decide to challenge this when I have the time and the $30k to part with.
