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post May 18 2012, 04:00 PM

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For solar water heater, after mixer tab, the pipe can use grey pvc or also need to use hot water pipe?
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post May 18 2012, 04:42 PM

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hi stevie8, thank you for replying. I don't really understand, care to explain more clearly. As I'm using conceal mixer tab, it mix hot water (using hot PA pipe) and cold water (using normal grey PVC pipe) and output it to the rain shower head on top passing through normal grey PVC pipe. So, is it ok for the ouput to be connected using grey PVC.

I am assuming that in normal usage, the mix water temperature will not exceed 50 degree celcius.
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post May 18 2012, 05:47 PM

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Thank you so much. I understand now. Time to 'screw' my solar water heater plumber. How about the cold water feed in? Will the mixer get hot enough to jeopardized the PVC cold water input pipe?
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post Apr 21 2014, 01:03 PM

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QUOTE(trade_mark @ Apr 21 2014, 08:46 AM)
Dear Solar Water Heater Specialists,

Need your advice or some general info. Recently moved in to new house in Bandar Kinrara, solar water heater is provided by developer already, basicaly the shower with the handle to control water heat / temperature by turning left / right no need to switch on heater etc. However I noticed that early in the morning around 6-7AM there is hardly any hot water. What would be the best solution? Can somehow connect the solar water heater to a dedicated switch so that can manually switch on and off when those days not so much sunlight?

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Ya..newer solar heater got cable and heating element...turn on the power and it operates as a heater...but may need to take a while before you can feel the heat because solar heater storage is big
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post Apr 21 2014, 07:04 PM

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QUOTE(trade_mark @ Apr 21 2014, 02:37 PM)
Yes in the mornings when I wake up, 6AM like that, i make sure to turn the handle all the way to how water side.... i once waited like 20-25 minutes, still only a bit of hot water. Normally bathe in the evening is ok, I guess it had enough energy to heat the water since it has taken in the sun for the whole day, but early morning, always almost no hot water......sigh......
Ya you're right, will need to see what the management says about it.
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Wah 20 to 25 minutes is too much... normally 1 minutes still ok. What the use of solar heater is you cannot get hot water in the early morning... shakehead.gif
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post Sep 18 2015, 08:34 AM

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Recently haze, the solar water heater is no longer as hot. Need to open the heater power. Any user facing similar problem?
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post Sep 18 2015, 09:59 AM

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QUOTE(ozak @ Sep 18 2015, 09:10 AM)
The haze block the sunlight for whole day and many day.

Or wrong efficiency heat absorption calculation ?
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Yeah... I'm thinking the same too... no direct sunlight thus no heat absorption. hmm.gif
Haha... cannot imagine staying in Malaysia water heater can be Not Hot wink.gif
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post Sep 18 2015, 03:03 PM

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QUOTE(ozak @ Sep 18 2015, 10:24 AM)
When you buy such a water heater or aircon, there is a spec you can check. The differential temperature efficiency.

Where for a solar heater, how many degree of temperature from the ambient outside can be bring up the water temperature. This is the efficiency you need to know before get a solar heater.

Another example to ask is, can I install your solar heater on the mount kinabalu ? tongue.gif  Don't tell me I have to switch on the heater.  biggrin.gif
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I don't think is about ambient temperature is more of direct sunlight needed. The Haze block the sunlight

QUOTE(zheilwane @ Sep 18 2015, 11:19 AM)
Yup same here, need to turn on. There is hot water but not sufficient for 6 persons, so need to turn on.
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Haha zheilwane, you are the pro in this field, if this happen to you as well then definitely is the haze
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post Sep 28 2015, 10:50 PM

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QUOTE(zheilwane @ Sep 28 2015, 02:54 PM)
so, it comes with a backup but u didnt need to turn it on right? Btw, how many persons using the solar?
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I was told by the installer that backup need to be turn on once in a blue moon.... for some 10 to 15 minutes or so, just to let it run. Idle items is easy to spoil laugh.gif

 

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