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Table of Contents

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

Solar Water Heating--Revised & Expanded Edition

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