DC Solar Hot Water Update - Installing New Hot Water Tank

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After coming to the conclusion that my existing hot water tank is too large, I decided to get a new one off Gumtree, I found a cheap 125l tank which should allow me to heat the water to the point where I need to mix it with cold water. More updates to come.
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25 окт 2024

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@matthunt2128 Год назад

I have an off grid system and would love to know how I can get a diverter like this!

@evil17 2 года назад

There are tanks with 2 elements, generally upper and lower elements I believe, I think David Poz did a review on a dc system he was doing. So was the problem that you couldn’t produce enough solar power to heat the large tank quick enough with the 900watts it was getting in previous video? The smaller tank is probly a good quick fix, but a few more panels or a larger or second element may have maintained the bigger tanks temp better, which is handy to have the extra storage if you get a week or three of shite weather & no extra power for heating water. Cheers

@opera5714 5 лет назад

I was given a tank and I pulled almost a bucket full of lime deposits out of the bottom of the tank. Since it is rusting, I suggest replacing the anode rod. Good luck getting it out though. Do the tanks there normally just have one heating element?

@normaldetach1566 5 лет назад

Thanks Opera, I will keep that in mind. The water is coming through nice and clear now. Yes all of the ones that I have seen only have one element located on the bottom of the tank.