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1、Do-It-YourselfTIPSFORSOLARHOTWATERSUCCESSbyBobInouyephotosbyNileWoodsPhotographyOnehomeownersharesthechallengesandrewardsofinstallingasolarhotwatersystemathishomenearNaches,Washington.82homepower123/february&march2008DIYsolarhirty-fiveyearsago,whenmywifeandIwerecollegestudentslivingonabud
2、get,thehousewecalledTop:Backfillingthesupportposts.Thomewasadirt-flooredlogcabininnorthwesternMontana.Wehadnomodernconveniences—justacookstoveMiddle:Drillingholesforboltsthatwillsecurethecrossbeamsandaddrigiditytotheposts.forwarmth,anundergroundpitforkeepingfoodcool,anartesianspringforfil
3、lingtheoldcast-ironbathtub,andanBottom:ThefloorisstoutlyframedtosupportouthousebuiltfromaleftoverSteinwaypianocrate.Ah,thethesolarhotwaterstoragetank.goodlife.It’seasytowaxnostalgicoverthosebygonedaysofthe1970s,whenoilshortagespushedthethen-novelideaofrenewableenergy(RE)intothelimelight.W
4、henitcametoREsolutionsforthehome,mostpeopleexperimented,withoneeyetobasicscienceandanothertothesparepartsbin.Wewerenodifferent.Backthen,oursolarhotwatersystemwasnothingmorethanablackmetalbarrelinawoodenboxwithanoldwindowmountedtothefront,facingsouth.Thesedays,asIseektoimprovetheenergyeffi
5、ciencyofourmodernhomeinYakimaCounty,Washington,Iamcontinuallyamazedbyhowmuchthetimeshavechanged.Informationisabundant,andprefabpartsareplentiful—tothepointofbeingoverwhelmingforgreenhornsontheDIYREscene.WhenIstartedresearchingasolarhotwater(SHW)systemforourthree-bedroomhome,Ihadnodelusion
6、sabouttheproject’scomplexity.Iknewthatinstallingandmaintainingamodernsystemwouldbeatadmoreinvolvedthanourprevious“blackbarrel”method.Foronething,thistime,mybasicplumbingandelectricalskillswereupagainsttwoexistingelectricwaterheatersand13-year-oldplumbinginhard-to-reachplaces.AllIcansayist
7、hankgoodnessfortheever-evolvinghomeimprovementgenre.TakingnotesinthemarginsofbackissuesofHomePowerandstudyingonlineresourcesarmedmewithmoreinformation—andmuch-neededconfidence—totacklethetask.Firstup:determiningwhichsystemwouldworkbestforourhome,budget,andsite.Picki
