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Bristol Stickney

Bristol Stickney

Bristol Stickney has been designing, manufacturing, repairing and installing solar hydronic heating systems for more than 30 years. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and is a licensed Mechanical Contractor in New Mexico. He is the Chief Technical Officer for SolarLogic LLC in Santa Fe, N.M., where he is involved in development of solar heating control systems and design tools for solar heating professionals. Visit www.solarlogicllc.com for more information.

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Propylene Glycol: Solar Heat Transfer Fluid

PG has a long track record of being used in solar heating systems.
May 8, 2017
Bristol Stickney
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In any hydronic closed-loop solar heat collector system, the heat transfer fluid is the lifeblood. It must be sealed and...
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Solar Water Heating

A lesson in how the “old school” ways can change to become solar water-efficient. 
February 8, 2017
Bristol Stickney
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In the past year or so, we have visited a number of public schools that have existing solar domestic hot...
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Solar Solutions

Solar Collector Overheat Prevention

These are the top four fail-proof strategies to maintain solar heating systems.
November 9, 2016
Bristol Stickney
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Even a fully functional solar hydronic heating system may overheat, and this is most likely to happen when there is...
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Night sky radiant cooling (NSRC): 
What you need to know

August 10, 2016
Bristol Stickney
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Night sky radiant cooling (NSRC) has been something of a lost art, even though it has been documented and discussed...
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Solar thermal collector tilt

July 11, 2016
Bristol Stickney
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Flat-plate solar heat collectors are most often mounted facing the sun at some fixed tilt and orientation. The same is...
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Solar/hydronic pool heating with PEX

June 8, 2016
Bristol Stickney
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One of the most popular and practical uses for “extra” solar heat in summer is to heat a swimming pool...
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The 'New Standard' for solar, 
hydronic combisystems

May 12, 2016
Bristol Stickney
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It seems that there are just as many different ways to install a solar/hydronic combisystem as there are installers. And,...
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Solar collector placement

The art of concealment.
April 7, 2016
Bristol Stickney
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I have met many people who are in favor of solar energy, but are put-off by the way the collectors...
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Best ideas in solar combisystems

March 9, 2016
Bristol Stickney
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In this column, I will presented a wide variety of issues related to the design and installation of solar heating...
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Solar heat collector efficiency

January 6, 2016
Bristol Stickney
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In the Plumbing and Heating industry, hydronic “hot water” boiler systems can be easily combined with solar thermal hydronic technology....
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