In other words the collector was functioning more like a heat exchanger than a solar collector.
Solar heating for an attic.
Lower attic temperatures and reduce the load on your hvac system attic temperatures can exceed 160 f during hot summer days.
The safety and effectiveness of an attic fan is a subject that is hotly debated but line powered products usually cost more to operate than they can produce in savings during the summer.
Solar power is safer to use with an attic fan.
When experimenting with water heating solar collectors in the attic i saw apparent efficiencies on the order of 150 to 200 ie the amount of heat absorbed by the collector was 1 5 to 2 times the amount of solar energy that actually hit the panel.
The cost to operate attic solar pool heaters is typically only 10 per month at 10 cents per kilowatt in electricity costs.
The first generation attic solar pool heater pcs1 demonstrated that it could perform on par with a panel solar pool heater.
Solar pool heating is taken to the next level with the new fourth generation solar pool heater that eliminates roof mounted solar panels and cools your home as it heats your pool.
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The solarattic solar pool heater cools your home as it heats your pool.
They also create zones of negative pressure that could pull the ac cooled air into the attic.
The cost to operate the attic solar pool heater is typically only 10 to 15 per month.
Solar attic cooling ventilation save on your ac costs by reducing attic temperatures by 40 degrees and your home temperature by 10 degrees.
This means that solarattic solar pool heaters are capable of adding up to six weeks on each side of your swimming season.