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Natural food store cuts costs with solar thermal
Solar thermal installation details
Owners:
Mark Squires and
Al Baylaq
Geographic location:
Fairfax, Calif.
Equipment:
6 Heliodyne Gobi 408 collectors
&2 120 gallon storage tanks
How/where mounted:
mounted on the roof and
rear wall of the building
Total installation cost:
$18,200
Date of installation:
March 2004
Designers:
Daniel Pellegrini, Greg Strawn
Installer:
Greg Strawn,
Solar Services
CCEnergy Rep:
Daniel Pellegrini
Solar thermal collectors, instead of expensive
natural gas, handle the store's high hot water use.
The sun ensures a constant source of heated water.
Two 120-gallon tanks inside the building
store the solar-heated water.
Mounting brackets attach the collectors
to the roof and a load-bearing wall.
CCEnergy President Dan Pellegrini and
installer Greg Strawn with the completed installation.
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