Inventors:
William M. Murray - Enola PA, US
International Classification:
F24J 3/02, F25B 13/00
US Classification:
126640, 126430, 126270, 126271, 126400, 126434, 137 59, 137 60
Abstract:
A hot water solar heating system includes a solar collector assembly located outside a building, a hot water tank located inside the building and supply and return pipes connecting the tank to the solar collector assembly. Portions of the supply and return pipes are located outside the building and are subject to below freezing temperatures and ice blockages. The system includes resistance heating wires which melt ice blockages in the exterior portions of the supply and return pipes.