I have a solar hot water heater at my Key West home that costs me a small
fortune in 2000. I also need a NG heater for when the 'Free' water is not
available. I don't have a problem but how many people can afford to buy
both systems, particularly where they have fewer sunny days than Key West?
After all wind solar, even gas, coal and oil were all given to us by the
good Lord, they are all available for free, it is the cost of getting,
distributing and maintaining their energy that costs money. ;)
mike
"Scott in Florida" <askifyouwant@mindspring.net> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 22 Jan 2007 14:09:57 -0500, "mark_digital©"
> <976-XXX@comcastnot.com> wrote:
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>>"Andrew Stephenson" <ames@deltrak.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
>>news:1169484076snz@deltrak.demon.co.uk...[color=darkred]
>>> In article <YoOdnbK5S8FeSynYnZ2dnUVZ_hynnZ2d@comcast.com>
>>> [email]976-XXX@comcastnot.com[/email] "mark_digital©" writes:
>>>
>>>> My neighbors have solar electric. If it weren't for all the
>>>> slow pokes who provide food and other tangibles at higher
>>>> prices I would say my neighbor's adventure was a success.
>>>> There's been enough studies. Just do it!!
>>>
>>> Or at the very least try solar water heating. It's easy enough
>>> to integrate with conventional domestic (maybe commercial also)
>>> water heating systems and can be warming up the hot tank during
>>> the day, ready for the evening.[/color]
>>
>>I agree with you 110%. I have a 125 gallon storage system and I still
>>feel
>>great after all these years when I hear the shower go just about non-stop
>>for 4 people and the conventional system doesn't have to turn on. This
>>time
>>of the year it does but only to bring the water to 140 degrees from about
>>100 degrees F. I think about all the service calls for tune-ups and
>>general
>>cleanings my old conventional system required (it was a high efficiency
>>unit
>>too at the time).
>>When my daughter was staying at hospices in Europe she would call home and
>>tell me the hot water was only available for short periods of time during
>>the day. She really appreciated coming home and having a luxury many of us
>>take for granted.
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> Hospices?
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> Scott in Florida
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