Rustlestiltskin Posted February 25, 2013 Report Share Posted February 25, 2013 Ive just been looking into alternative heating sources just out of curiosity and came upon solar Home heating alternatives. Anyone know about more about this or know somebody who has this? Some of these kits will provide endless heat for homes and provide hot water. I'm wondering if you could get a setup that will give you electric, heat, and hot water? Here's a link to a company I stumbled upon while looking around tonite. http://www.beawindhog.com/home-solar-heating.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buteo Posted February 25, 2013 Report Share Posted February 25, 2013 I have solar for my place. I generate 110% of the electricity that I used last year before I installed the system. We made lots of changes after the install... All led/high efficient bulbs. Greener appliances etc. As it is right now, I pay only on my solar (51bucks) monthly and then my natural gas usage. At the end of the year I should be getting a decent check from the electric company for the amount of electricity I produced and didn't use. Granted this is my house in Denver where we get 300 plus days of sunshine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ross Posted February 25, 2013 Report Share Posted February 25, 2013 What about geothermal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radio Flyer1647545514 Posted February 25, 2013 Report Share Posted February 25, 2013 I know if you add panels and they add value to your home you don't have to pay tax on that value. You're probably going to spend a lot more to start then you will save initially, which is obvious. Depending on where you decide to put them, make sure your house supports having panels as far as sunlight and you don't have any large buildings around you that will block sunlight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forrest Gump 9 Posted February 25, 2013 Report Share Posted February 25, 2013 Will this works even with the cloudy Ohio? Seems very reasonable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M0nk3y Posted February 25, 2013 Report Share Posted February 25, 2013 What about geothermal? Unless it's a new build, geothermal is pretty pricey on an existing home. If you are building new geothermal is a no-brainier. However it doesn't satisfy OP's requirements as it appears he just wants a system to take load off of the hot water (as geothermal just reduces delta T needed on the HVAC unit) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustlestiltskin Posted February 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2013 Unless it's a new build, geothermal is pretty pricey on an existing home. If you are building new geothermal is a no-brainier. However it doesn't satisfy OP's requirements as it appears he just wants a system to take load off of the hot water (as geothermal just reduces delta T needed on the HVAC unit) I'm not looking for a system to just take the load off of hot water. I'm looking for a system that will be self sufficient in generating heat and electricity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICEMAN1647545504 Posted February 25, 2013 Report Share Posted February 25, 2013 One thing to take in consideration (if your house is financed), is the bank. If you ever want to refinance it may become a problem as some banks don't want to refinance homes with solar panneling on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trouble Maker Posted February 25, 2013 Report Share Posted February 25, 2013 I'm not looking for a system to just take the load off of hot water. I'm looking for a system that will be self sufficient in generating heat and electricity. Do you mean you want to break even or go off grid? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustlestiltskin Posted February 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2013 Do you mean you want to break even or go off grid? Would like to eventually go off grid If solar powered became efficient enough where I live. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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