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Praise
Title Page
BOOKS FOR WISER LIVING RECOMMENDED BY MOTHER EARTH NEWS
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter 1 - HISTORY
Chapter 2 - CONSERVATION AND THE ECONOMICS OF SOLAR WATER HEATING
The True Cost of Fossil Fuel
A Brief History of Fossil Fuels
Life-Cycle Costing
Chapter 3 - TYPES OF SOLAR COLLECTORS
Flat Plate Collectors
Evacuated Tube Collectors
ICS Collectors
Concentrating Collectors
Pool Collectors
Comparing Solar Water Heating Collectors
Air Collectors
Chapter 4 - OTHER SYSTEM COMPONENTS
Storage Tanks
Heat Exchangers
Pumps
Piping and Pipe Insulation Piping
Solar Fluids
Other System Components
Chapter 5 - SOLAR WATER HEATING SYSTEMS
Introduction
Pressurized Antifreeze Systems
Drainback Systems
Integral Collector Storage Systems
Thermosiphon Systems
Open-Loop Systems
Draindown Systems
Refrigerant Solar Water Heaters
Solar Heated Pools
Solar Heated Hot Tubs and Spas
Chapter 6 - SOLAR SPACE HEATING SYSTEMS
Liquid-Type Solar Heating Systems
Liquid-Type Systems Without Storage
Liquid-Type Systems With Storage
Heat Delivery Methods
High-Mass Systems
Air-Type Solar Heating Systems
Chapter 7 - CHOOSING THE RIGHT SYSTEM FOR YOUR NEEDS
Siting a Solar Energy System
Sizing a Solar Water Heating System
Sizing a Solar Space Heating System
Sizing Components
Sizing Expansion Tanks
Sizing Air Heating Systems
Chapter 8 - SYSTEM INSTALLATION
Installing Solar Water Heating Systems
Handling Solar Collectors Shipping
Mounting Solar Collectors
Mounting the Heat Exchanger
Plumbing the System
Testing the System
Installing Solar Pool Heating Systems
Installing Radiant Floor Tubing
Chapter 9 - SYSTEM OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
Charging a Pressurized System
Charging a High-Mass System
Finishing Up
Controls and Power Sources
Maintenance
Appendix A - WIRE SIZING CHART
Appendix B - METRIC CONVERSIONS
Appendix C
GLOSSARY
INDEX
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Copyright Page
