Solar hot water panels

Constructing your own DIY Solar Hot Water Panel is simple and straight forward when you understand the concept of solar thermal. The idea of trapping heat from the sun in an enclosed area and slowly letting water flow through the enclosed area would produce hot water that is heated from the sun's heat.

By understanding the concept of solar thermal heating, you can successfully create your own DIY solar hot water panel to fulfil your water heating needs. There are a variety of ways to build your own DIY solar hot water panel. You can use various materials that are good heat conductors. Such could be a high-heat resistant hose or any kind of metal pipers (copper pipes is usually preferred).

Regardless of whichever heat conductors you use, plywoods, black rubber mats, aluminium foils and glass sheets are the standard materials used for housing it.

Here is a simple guide to construct a DIY solar hot water panel

1. Draw up a plan with ideal measurements for your frame. Cut and saw your materials. Rubber mats should be wrapped with aluminium foil. This will be used to prevent heat from escaping through the back of your frame.

2. Construct a maze-like or spiral-like design for your heat conductor. As long as there are two points where water can flow in and out, it should be fine. You now have what we call a heat dispersal.

3. Fit your heat dispersal into your customized frame. Make sure when you fit your heat dispersal into the frame, it doesn't touch the aluminium wrapped rubber mat. When everything is in place (water pipes all linked up to your heat dispersal) seal off the top of your frame with a glass sheet. You will also want to make sure that there is no gap that will allow heat to escape.

In just 3 assembling steps, you can have your very own DIY Solar Hot Water Panel.

If you looking to learn how to DIY Solar water panels, you are in luck! This guide will basically tell you what are the basic materials needed for DIY Solar water panels and how to build your very own DIY solar water panels for your own water heating needs.

Simple DIY Solar Water Panels will consist of:

• Copper pipes (spray in black) - Copper pipes is where your water will flow through and be heated. You can coil it up or build a maze for solar heat to be transferred to the water.
• Heat insulator (Black rubber mat wrap with aluminium foil) - Use to prevent trapped heat from escaping from the back and side of the thermal panel.
• Glass sheet - To seal the panel from the top side and forming an enclosed area within the panel.
• Plywood - To build a frame from your thermal panel.
• Water pipes - To transfer water to and from the panel.
• Water pump - To push the water through the pipes and panel.
• Water tank - To store heated water.

You will need a few handy tools to construct your DIY solar water panels. Be sure to have drilling, sawing and cutting tools in hand before you begin your project.

Step. 1: Make your measurements.

Step. 2: Build a frame according to your measurements. Remember to coat the wood to protect from moist.

Step. 3: Insert the rubber mat, on the back and sides of the frame. You can screw or nail them in place.

Step. 4: Insert your Copper pipes. Attach the pipes

Step. 5: Close the top of the frame with a glass sheet. Make sure to seal any possible gaps with a high temperature sealer. Especially the part where your water flows in and out of the panel where you run a pair of pipes into the thermal panel.

Step. 6: Hook up your water pump and direct all heat wated into a water tank or container.

Your DIY solar water panels are completed!