Below, the corrugated galvalume siding is installed and details are added for the finish.
The Mt. Jefferson volcano looms over the house, in the background, above.
Below, the thermal solar collector array started collecting heat on 911, a pleasant surprise and unplanned coincidence that seemed to be an appropriate response to promoting America's national interests through a step in the direction of foreign oil independence. Aside from a wood stove for ambiance, the thermal solar system will be off the grid and the only system that will provide space heat for the residence.
Purging the system of air bubbles, Carlos, one of our two solar plumbers, works on the system , below.
At the supply and return manifolds, located in the Mechanical Room in the house, Pierre checks each of the ten individual zones for lingering air pockets, which could interrupt the flow of the propylene glycol and water, a mixture which appears like the color of fluorescent lemonade as it flows through the PEX tubing, below. Its non-toxic, so Carlos tried some and said that it tasted sweet like pancake syrup. Well, if you're in the neighborhood, do feel free to come by for a tour and try some of our pancakes with propylene glycol. Sweet!!
The twenty supply and return zone tubes gracefully hang on the wall and seem to sway down from the manifolds to the floor of the Mechanical Room like a Morris Lewis painting, however one that heats both the space and domestic hot water.
Well, we're not in Kansas any more, but we feel a lot closer to the end of the rainbow.
