Comments on: Projects http://www.iwilltry.org/b Climate change is real. You're causing it. You can stop it. Will you try? Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:51:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Kevin Coleman http://www.iwilltry.org/b/comment-page-1/#comment-6029 Kevin Coleman Sun, 25 Jul 2010 20:14:26 +0000 http://www.iwilltry.org/b/projects/#comment-6029 Interesting site. Lots of useful ideas regards solar energy. Will have to read over the next few days. Interesting site. Lots of useful ideas regards solar energy. Will have to read over the next few days.

]]> By: Mike Hughes http://www.iwilltry.org/b/comment-page-1/#comment-5914 Mike Hughes Fri, 23 Apr 2010 01:45:49 +0000 http://www.iwilltry.org/b/projects/#comment-5914 Hello Rob, Well it's been over a year now since we corespoinded regarding your Coroplast Solar Collector. Just wanted to give you an update on my progress. I have a system up and running useing the coroplast. I have built and installed two 2' X 8' panels. or roughly 32 sf of collector area. The two panels are heating 165 gallons of water for a DHW use. After ironing out the adhesive problem I have not had an issue with them. They have been up and running now for over a year and I am happy to report no problems what so ever. Also as you might expect the panels are extermely efficent. I have calculated efficency's regularly in the 60-70% range. Anyway wanted to keep you informed on things and thanks again for the great idea!! Mike Hughes Hello Rob,

Well it’s been over a year now since we corespoinded regarding your Coroplast Solar Collector.

Just wanted to give you an update on my progress. I have a system up and running useing the coroplast. I have built and installed two 2′ X 8′ panels. or roughly 32 sf of collector area. The two panels are heating 165 gallons of water for a DHW use. After ironing out the adhesive problem I have not had an issue with them. They have been up and running now for over a year and I am happy to report no problems what so ever.

Also as you might expect the panels are extermely efficent. I have calculated efficency’s regularly in the 60-70% range. Anyway wanted to keep you informed on things and thanks again for the great idea!!

Mike Hughes

]]> By: Digitalbill http://www.iwilltry.org/b/comment-page-1/#comment-2475 Digitalbill Wed, 22 Oct 2008 21:52:51 +0000 http://www.iwilltry.org/b/projects/#comment-2475 I read with interest your solar heat collector plans. I have a sign shop in california and also love to tinker. You used coroplast for your project. I think a more efficient panel would be "alumalite or econolite". Both products are thin aluminum panels mounted to a coroplast type center and they come in black. They are made for rigid outdoor signs and won't de-laminate at high heat. They not expensive either. I hope this suggestion is of use to you. I truly enjoyed your website, thanks for sharing. I read with interest your solar heat collector plans. I have a sign shop in california and also love to tinker. You used coroplast for your project. I think a more efficient panel would be “alumalite or econolite”. Both products are thin aluminum panels mounted to a coroplast type center and they come in black. They are made for rigid outdoor signs and won’t de-laminate at high heat. They not expensive either. I hope this suggestion is of use to you. I truly enjoyed your website, thanks for sharing.

]]> By: Jeff http://www.iwilltry.org/b/comment-page-1/#comment-2106 Jeff Fri, 10 Oct 2008 22:23:41 +0000 http://www.iwilltry.org/b/projects/#comment-2106 During the summer I built what I like to call the Green-Green House. See all the wood that was used is from a old porch that was removed from a house and thrown in my woods to eventually fall apart. I was able to rip all the 2 x 8's into 2 x 3.75 and remove all the nails and build the frame. I have a total of $40.00 in this 8' x 8' x 9' greenhouse. After seeing your instructable on the thermal heat I am going to build the pannel and use the hot water that is generated to run through the greenhouse in a continous loop to warm the greenhouse during the winter. I am also working on a small solar cell pannel to mount on one side of the roof of the greenhouse that will charge two gel-cell batteries that will be able to run a 300w voltage inverter that then can be used to power lighting for the greenhouse and back porch. If we had more people willing to try new ideas and put their minds to work we would have a much happier place. I have not used a single ounce of faucet water to water the greenhouse. I have two 5 gallon rain buckets that tie into a central line which is 1" pvc with several small holes drilled in it, I turn a valve on and the greenhouse gets plenty of water. During the summer I built what I like to call the Green-Green House. See all the wood that was used is from a old porch that was removed from a house and thrown in my woods to eventually fall apart. I was able to rip all the 2 x 8′s into 2 x 3.75 and remove all the nails and build the frame. I have a total of $40.00 in this 8′ x 8′ x 9′ greenhouse. After seeing your instructable on the thermal heat I am going to build the pannel and use the hot water that is generated to run through the greenhouse in a continous loop to warm the greenhouse during the winter. I am also working on a small solar cell pannel to mount on one side of the roof of the greenhouse that will charge two gel-cell batteries that will be able to run a 300w voltage inverter that then can be used to power lighting for the greenhouse and back porch. If we had more people willing to try new ideas and put their minds to work we would have a much happier place. I have not used a single ounce of faucet water to water the greenhouse. I have two 5 gallon rain buckets that tie into a central line which is 1″ pvc with several small holes drilled in it, I turn a valve on and the greenhouse gets plenty of water.

]]> By: Leigh http://www.iwilltry.org/b/comment-page-1/#comment-1275 Leigh Wed, 13 Aug 2008 21:57:29 +0000 http://www.iwilltry.org/b/projects/#comment-1275 I love this site so much. I rarely build anything practical (most of what I build is simply art). It's inspiring to see practical solutions to everyday energy-problems. We need people implementing these types of solutions by the billions. A combination of Iwilltry-style-ingenuity, laws, economic-incentives and sex-appeal will do the trick IMHO. I can't wait for the day that energy-unawareness is equivilent to racial ignorance in the eyes of the public. I love this site so much. I rarely build anything practical (most of what I build is simply art). It’s inspiring to see practical solutions to everyday energy-problems.

We need people implementing these types of solutions by the billions. A combination of Iwilltry-style-ingenuity, laws, economic-incentives and sex-appeal will do the trick IMHO. I can’t wait for the day that energy-unawareness is equivilent to racial ignorance in the eyes of the public.

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