Heat Exchanger in Tank
Heat Exchanger: I went with a PEX heat exchanger. One coil, 300 feet long, one-inch nominal size. I liked the idea of having a large...
Solar Thermal Tank Insulation and Liner
Inside the tank I lined the walls with Polyiso foam insulation board. I had extra board left over from the house build in the crawlspace....
Why I Built a Solar Hot Water System
This is part two of a series of post about my solar hot water system. Make sure to follow along! I built my house in 2012 (five years ago...
Building a Solar Thermal Tank
This is part one of a series of post about my solar hot water system. Make sure to follow along! I built a large water tank in my...
Framing the Super Insulated Garage Workshop
To watch the associated video to this post click here. Intro: Framing up this 1200 square foot garage started out pretty easy. We...
Garage Floor, Insulated and Heated!
How great would it be to work in a garage in the middle of winter, and for it to be warm? Pretty great, right? That’s what I wanted, and...
Where are we now, when starting this blog?
Hello everyone, I’m David. My wife, Alaina and I live in a small, super-efficient home in Massachusetts with our new daughter, Eleanor. ...
