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RE: [RC] solar heaters - Bob Morris

OK Dot:

A water heater generally takes about 1500 watts of
electricity to run. Now that is a fair amount when compares
to a fence charger. The formula is volts times amps equals
watts. So to work the formula backwards, if you are using
1500 watts and 120 volts of electricity, then you need about
12.5 amps. Well, with out substantial battery backup you
would be hard put to assemble, at an economical cost, the
solar panels to do the job.

Using ground heat is a much more feasible way of deterring
frozen water tanks.

Bob

Bob Morris
Morris Endurance Enterprises
Boise, ID

-----Original Message-----
From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Dot
Wiggins
Sent: Monday, January 26, 2004 11:51 AM
To: ridecamp
Subject: Fw: [RC] solar heaters


I'm giving this question one more try.    I can;t believe
there isn't some
one on ride camp that knows something about this. (I'd
settle for "It can't
be done")
Or somewhere else to look for information.

Thanks

Dot



----- Original Message -----
From: "Dot Wiggins" <dotwgns@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "ridecamp" <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, January 16, 2004 11:06 PM
Subject: [RC] solar heaters



We have small solar panels that charge a lot of electric

fence.  I have a

small solar panel and marine battery in my pickup camper

that runs lights,

radio, fan, water pump, etc. Not very expensive.   Is

there such a thing
as

a solar powered heater for a stock water tank?   There are

converters from

AC to DC and DC to AC, what would be needed to run a

regular small tank

heater from solar?
I know there engineers out there, plus lots of practical

experience.  Give

me some ideas.  I'm tired of chopping ice for the pasture

horses.  (No
power

out there.)

Thanks  much




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