Posted by Jim O'R on September 25, 2005, 10:19 pm
I'm not looking forward to the energy bills I am epecting this winter. I
have been interested in solar heating but since I am disabled, I need to
buy solar collectors rather than make them.
My house is facing south. I would like to buy solar collectors that I can
pass air through to warm the house on sunny days. The few that I have seen
start at about $00. If I was heathy, I think I could make them for about
$0.
Can someone point me to a vender. (Or give me appropriate seach words for
Google.)
Posted by Paul on September 25, 2005, 11:16 pm
> I'm not looking forward to the energy bills I am epecting this winter. I
> have been interested in solar heating but since I am disabled, I need to
> buy solar collectors rather than make them.
> My house is facing south. I would like to buy solar collectors that I can
> pass air through to warm the house on sunny days. The few that I have
> seen
> start at about $00. If I was heathy, I think I could make them for about
> $0.
> Can someone point me to a vender. (Or give me appropriate seach words for
> Google.)
I came up with:
http://www.cleardomesolar.com/
You might try searching using:
"low cost solar collectors"
Posted by Philip Lewis on September 26, 2005, 12:16 am
> http://www.cleardomesolar.com/
doh... From their amazon store:
2x8 array = 895 + 275 S&H = 1170.
paraphrased: "Will replace an electric heater costing $5/month to
run."
(1170 / 25.0) / (6months/year heating) = 7.8 years payback.
Assuming gas boiler heat is .5 electric heat that's 15.6 years
payback (ignoring interest, assuming electric stays constant) assuming
it lasts that long. (did i get that right?)
I thought he was asking for *cheap* solutions. ;)
This probably acts like the type of panel i thought i could build in
my other post from today.
--
be safe.
flip
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Posted by Paul on September 26, 2005, 3:20 am
>> http://www.cleardomesolar.com/
> doh... From their amazon store:
> 2x8 array = 895 + 275 S&H = 1170.
> paraphrased: "Will replace an electric heater costing $5/month to
> run."
> (1170 / 25.0) / (6months/year heating) = 7.8 years payback.
> Assuming gas boiler heat is .5 electric heat that's 15.6 years
> payback (ignoring interest, assuming electric stays constant) assuming
> it lasts that long. (did i get that right?)
> I thought he was asking for *cheap* solutions. ;)
> This probably acts like the type of panel i thought i could build in
> my other post from today.
> --
> be safe.
> flip
> Ich habe keine Ahnung was das bedeutet, oder vielleicht doch?
> Remove origin of the word spam from address to reply (leave "+")
Doug's idea of having someone build them for you sounds good.
Here is a link that shows one that goes up against your window.
http://www.motherearthnews.com/library/1977_September_October/Mother_s__Heat_Grabber_
Posted by dpadavona on October 10, 2005, 12:56 am
I ordered from them in late August. They immediately charged my card
and I am still waiting for delivery, and I've had to send them flame
mails lately to get the ball rolling.
In the meantime I've built 2 of my own, so I wish I hadn't dealt with
them to begin with. Either way it is terrible form for a business to
charge a credit card with no intention of delivering the product within
the next 5 weeks. Screw them. Stay away from Cleardome.
> have been interested in solar heating but since I am disabled, I need to
> buy solar collectors rather than make them.
> My house is facing south. I would like to buy solar collectors that I can
> pass air through to warm the house on sunny days. The few that I have
> seen
> start at about $00. If I was heathy, I think I could make them for about
> $0.
> Can someone point me to a vender. (Or give me appropriate seach words for
> Google.)