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new to this group and homebuilding Lisa 09-03-2007
Posted by Lisa on September 3, 2007, 1:29 pm
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 HI there;

I am planning to build a new, small (1000 sq ft with half loft) and
passive solar home on 144 acres. Of course it will face south, and I
will have covered verandah on three sides and I will use slab on grade
foundation as thermal mass. Though some have tried to encourage me to
install in floor heating (propane fired), I am thinking that 25,000.00
is an awful lot of money to spend on a heating system. Currently, I
have a great woodstove and a few baseboard heaters (whihc rarely some
on). I also have a 1440 watt photovoltaic system (Which I am VERY
pleased with by the way). So....I am also looking at a cansolair solar
air heater. Has anyone here installed one?

I would love any input regarding these ideas, masonary stoves, good
windows etc. Someone advised that I might also be able to get in touch
with Nick Pines on this site who allegedlt is 'the guy".

Thanks all...great site.

Lisa


Posted by Trygve Lillefosse on September 3, 2007, 2:36 pm
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 wrote:
>I would love any input regarding these ideas, masonary stoves, good
>windows etc. Someone advised that I might also be able to get in touch

Sounds like you have a lot of good ideas already.

I would check the cost of floor heating using water circulated in a
masonary stove.

>Thanks all...great site.

Site? Great group you mean.:-)

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Trygve Lillefosse
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Posted by hubops on September 3, 2007, 6:29 pm
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>>I would love any input regarding these ideas, masonary stoves, good
>>windows etc. Someone advised that I might also be able to get in touch
>
>Sounds like you have a lot of good ideas already.
>I would check the cost of floor heating using water circulated in a
>masonary stove.


Perhaps install the pipe-work for floor heating system
in the concrete slab - for future considerations.
jt

Posted by on September 3, 2007, 3:29 pm
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>I am planning to build a new, small (1000 sq ft with half loft) and
>passive solar home...

Where will it be?

>... I will use slab on grade foundation as thermal mass.

Sounds like direct gain, aka direct loss...

>Someone advised that I might also be able to get in touch
>with Nick Pines on this site who allegedlt is 'the guy".

Really? :-)

Nick


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