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Heating & Air Conditioning Design Dilemma

solar thermal with radiant floor

4 years ago

Does anyone have design software I can use to optimize component selection for a radiant floor heated with solar thermal and storage? I'd like to have a simulation running that lets me size the storage size with floor design and collector area for my weather/solar gain region

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Patricia Colwell Consulting
4 years ago
You need a solar pro for all that is involved with the sytem you are planning . We had friends who built a thermal envelope house that functioned very well in Zone 5 in BC passive solar from a huge greenhouse across the South side and gravel to colllect the heat and disperse at night . They had a back up wood stove that they rarely used since the area has a lot of sun in the winter.
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