It has a small leak in the seam. I wish to seal it. What can I use and how should I prep it. Just as temporary solution until I can buy a new tank proper.

I’ve been searching online all day for solar water heater MANUFACTURERS and am only finding installers, retailers, or wholesalers. Does anyone know of any manufacturers? I’m In Phoenix, but the manufacturer does not need to be local. I need contact info so I may become a distributor. thanks.

I’ve been searching online all day for solar water heater MANUFACTURERS and am only finding installers, retailers, or wholesalers. Does anyone know of any manufacturers? I’m In Phoenix, but the manufacturer does not need to be local. I need contact info so I may become a distributor. thanks.

I live in Australia (not very polluted compared to world wide countries) and I have realised that when I leave to go into the suburban areas like the city it’s just full of polluted air. At this present moment the sky is blue however in Beijing it is grey. It is only a matter of population increase until Australia is in China’s state and it doesn’t help that the government is paying people to breed (some young people just have babies for drug money) The demand for resources increases as the population does. My point is that our world is in our hands (and getting out of hand) and I’m just curious, why do we still continue to pollute our world from living on a daily basis. It just seems to me that people aren’t taking these matters of global warming as serious as they really are. We can change our ways of living to stop our blue skies from going grey due to pollution today. We have all the resources and the power there is to do it. We can convert all households to Solar (rather than burning coal for electricity) and have cars that are hydrogen or hybrid (to decrease CO2) but why don’t we? What is stopping us? The cost? >Money is not going to be able to buy back our blue sky once it’s too late, and certainly won’t be able to save the polar bears and penguins that are currently living in the melting Arctic and Antarctic that we’re continuously destroying by living our everyday lives.

I have asked numerous people what they think of the future state of the world and how we are destroying it for generations to come. The usual reply: "Doesn’t bother me. I won’t be here!"
I guess I’m just considerate for the future generations and our children’s, gran kids because I just can’t see how you can’t care! Whether the world ends tomorrow or in 140 years, I don’t want it to end at all! Our ozone layer (a blanket protecting our earth) is getting thinner as all the chemicals and pollution (from aerosol cans, air conditioners and car exhaust) are breaking it down. In years to come the UV rays from the sun will just be too harsh on humans and any life on Earth, as that ozone layer is what provides our Earth coverage.

Why aren’t we doing anything with our smart brains and technology that we have? We have come so far with technology to destroy the world so why can’t we come just as far to save it? Architects should be designing households and building structures that are eco-friendly and sustainable – not requiring supplies of additional appliances and electricity. People used to live in Queenslander homes with nice big verandas surrounding the house with open windows and doors. Now its brick homes and shopping centres that are in demand of air-conditioning due to poor ventilation. In summer it’s a high demand of aircon, in winter its burning volts of heaters. The more we artificialise our Earth the more natural disasters it will promise us like floods, and rising water levels which bring us back to using more resources to replace everything and hence the cycle continues. Can’t we at least try to prevent it from reoccurring with our technologies and alternative, more sustainable ways?

Ime gona have to check the ampege. If its enouth to run of a small one like the side walk lamps then i will try to wire one up.

I understand that solar panels produce DC power, then via an inverter produce AC. I want to preheat water via an electric water heater before it goes to the gas fired unit in our home. Will it harm or even work to supply less than full AC amperage to the elc. htr? Thanks Dave

Did you install it yourself? I just got an estimate to install a system of 5 panels on my roof which is almost as much as the price of my pool . I see some systems on line which are less expensive. I get just about 4 hours of direct sunlight in various areas of my yard, not the 6 hours min. that is recommended. I’m not too crazy about attaching the panels to my roof which gets 6 hrs on half the roof.

I have a garden shed and I was wondering if I could lay a garden hose on the roof the make a cheap solar water heater? I’ve heard garden hoses are quite effecient in warm weather but I want a few opinions. Before you say "Why not buy a proper heater" I’m 15.
@ Iffy: Yes of course it would freeze in this type of Winter weather but I’m chatting about using it in the Summer.