Advantages of a Solar Powered Livestock Water Heater
November 26th, 2007One of the more innovative systems is the Solahart system. This is usually roof mounted but it can be mounted in other structures as well. It just needs a high point to be able to collect energy from the sun. It used to be that you needed full or almost full sun for a solar collector to be effective, but a type like this works well in partial sun as well.
For the solar power livestock water heater a freeze protection system is advisable also. When the daylight hours are at their shortest the solar pumps will produce relatively little output. A special in-tank propane heater can be used to keep the water from freezing or solar-heated air or water collectors can be built on the tanks. In this system the sun’s heat is used to prevent the tank from freezing.
