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    Anyone experienced using evacuated-tube solar waterheater?

    Hi all, Has anyone had any experience using an evacuted-tube solar water heater? How well do they work? In bright sun summer days? Too hot? What about cloudy Oregon winters? Too cold? Pumping water thru them? Too expensive? Brands, pumps, sizes? I am considering adding as heat source...
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    Happy Bottom installation in 24' ag with a deep end.

    I need advice on how to install insulation in the bottom of my doughboy pool. I am replacing my existing pool. 24' round with a deep center. ---\___/--- Center is about 2 ft below the rim at the sides. I want to get about a 1 inch of insulatiuon on the bottom of the pool. The pool is...