by PeterWirth | Jan 16, 2021 | Fun Stuff - Click above for photo
These are new replacement collectors. The old collectors developed major damage due to lack of maintenance and low glycol levels which caused the headers to burst. We re-routed the supply and return lines, insulated them with fiberglass insulation and wrapped them in...
by PeterWirth | Mar 22, 2020 | Fun Stuff - Click above for photo
This 38 year old storage tank developed a small leak. We replaced it with a 120 gallon stainless steel internal heat exchanger model. The 10 – 3′ X 6′ solar collectors were built into the roof and were custom framed. They are in surprisingly good...
by PeterWirth | Feb 29, 2020 | Fun Stuff - Click above for photo
We finally got the go-ahead to start working on the existing large solar thermal system that heats the pools at the Montrose Recreational Center. The system has never worked properly in the past 4 years since the Center was built. Last week we added a data logger to...
by PeterWirth | Jan 26, 2020 | Fun Stuff - Click above for photo
Sometimes getting to work requires a different mode of transportation. Off Grid site installed by Alternative Power Enterprises, Ouray County,...
by PeterWirth | Dec 22, 2019 | Fun Stuff - Click above for photo
Modifying an array that required a higher sun angle for better winter energy gain. The system under performed in the winter and required covers in the summer due to overheating. We went from an angle of 36 degrees to a 62 degree angle. The system is working much...
by PeterWirth | Mar 7, 2019 | Fun Stuff - Click above for photo
The winter of 2018-19 was a big one. Fresh snow on an array at the Horsefly Volunteer Fire Department outside of Montrose. The collector tubes cleared within a day with some sunshine and a little...
