Subject: Re: Zomeworks Sunflow

From: [email-masked] (Nick Pine)
Date: 11 May 1995 06:30:06 -0400

Steve Troy <[email-masked]> wrote:
>
>> That's Zomeworks Sunflow, a freeze-tolerant solar water heating system for 
>> about $1000.
>
>Zomeworks wasn't happy with this and discontinued it.

Really? Steve Baer just sent me a Sun Flow (tm) flyer. Looks pretty good. 
He didn't mention any problems.

>I think they're a great idea but Zomeworks has gotten so busy with their
>"Cool Cells" they don't have time to even plan working the bugs out of the
>Sunflow.

I can imagine that. Steve wrote: "I'm too busy going broke to revisit
the world of drums and heat gain. Maybe in the next decade... My hope is
to return to air-conditioning people, after we take care of their batteries
and electronics." He also says "Norman Saunders really knows his stuff" :-)

>Maybe someone out there reading this would be interested in starting a new
>business - perhaps Zomeworks would be willing to license and/or sell their
>plans and help you get going.

Sun Flow is covered by US Patent no. 5,143,053...

>Their phone number is 505-242-5354.

Nick

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From: [email-masked] (Slieve M'Daid)
Date: Mon, 8 May 1995 15:21:25 GMT