Haggers Posted October 28, 2016 Share Posted October 28, 2016 Hi guys Need some help to trouble shoot. Bought a new place which has the geyser connected to geyserwise and solar flatplate and thermo siphon. at the moment, there is no correlation between the temp on the geyserwise and what is coming out the geyser? this means my electricity tops up geyser even of not needed. possible thermostat issue or siphon not working ? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndewJ Posted October 28, 2016 Share Posted October 28, 2016 it sounds like the thermostat is not working or not connected. you would need to take it out and see. put it in a cup of hot water and see if the temperature registers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haggers Posted October 29, 2016 Author Share Posted October 29, 2016 Hi, thanks for the response. will need to get someoone out then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haggers Posted November 9, 2016 Author Share Posted November 9, 2016 HAs anyone combined flat panel and evacuated tubes? Reason I ask is that I have a current flat panel that does not seem effective, so just checking if this can be expanded with EV tubes? Thanks ___ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
___ Posted November 9, 2016 Share Posted November 9, 2016 6 hours ago, Haggers said: HAs anyone combined flat panel and evacuated tubes? Reason I ask is that I have a current flat panel that does not seem effective, so just checking if this can be expanded with EV tubes? Thanks Good question. I'm in the same situation. I have a lack of roof space though, so I'll likely swap one for the other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transcape Plumber Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 Late reply but yes. In principal, it will work fine. If on a thermosyphon system, care must be taken to retain the 'heat rises' rule in the way the panels are set out. In a pumped system, I would pump the water into the flat plate first and then into the evac manifold. I would put the sensor in the evac manifold as it would get hottest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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