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Review:
Build Your Own Solar
Hot Water
System
2nd
Highest Rating 9.0 out of
10
Build
Your Own Solar Hot Water
System is a 70 page eBook
that promises to teach you how to eliminate
up to 1/3 of your home energy bill. This is
accomplished by building a device that is
will share the work of heating water with
your current gas or electrically fueled
water heater. Less work for your regular
water heater means it runs less, costs less
and leaves a smaller carbon footprint.
The total cost of the easy-to-find parts for
this 3 - 5 day project is less than $100.
Similar factory built devices often sell for
$1000 or more. Depending on the size of your
house, the climate and current fuel costs, the
solar water heater could pay for itself in
about a month.
Solar Water Heaters Are
Environmentally Friendly
Solar water heaters are an incredibly smart
concept. They grab the abundance of free energy
that the sun sends us day after day and
efficiently convert it to heated water. Not
only can these simple devices save potentially
thousands of dollars per year but they produce
absolutely no carbon emissions.
The
Topics Covered In These
Plans
- Introduction
- About solar heating systems
- How to build the solar collector
- How to build the heat reservoir
- Mounting the collector
- How to install the collector panel
- Installing the rest of the
plumbing
- Other connections
- Final Words
A
partial List Of Tools
Required
The list of tools, like everything else in
this eBook, is clearly listed and includes
many common items that might be found in the
average garage workshop such as: a circular
saw, table saw, power drill, miter box, hole
saw, screw driver set, etc.
The less common tools required include: a
copper pipe cutter and a propane torch.
Time
Required
If you are an experienced home project
builder, have all of the tools on hand with
easy access to the required parts and materials
you should be able to build this project in a
long weekend.
If you have less experience the project is
still requires only basic home maintenance
skills but just might take a few days
longer.
The
Negatives
By far the biggest negative of the
Build Your Own
Solar Hot Water System eBook
is that there are absolutely no photos or
illustrations. This was quite surprising
because the sell page on the company website
contains beautiful graphics and might lead you
to assume otherwise.
While the writing is clear and well
organized you must have the ability to
visualize this project and trouble shoot those
issues that are better explained by diagrams
and drawings.
The
Positives:
- The
Build Your Own
Solar Hot Water System
eBook is well organized
and clearly written.
- It does a nice job of teaching the
background concepts of solar heating as well as
providing instructions for building the solar
hot water system.
- The main book is solid material with
absolutely no fluff.
- This project is simple enough to be well
within the reach of the average homeowner with
basic tools and building skills.
- It is good for the environment because it
produces no carbon emissions.
- Building and using a solar water heater
reduces the wear and tear on the regular water
heater because it will not need to run as
much.
- This book truly puts the control of
escalating energy costs in your hands. There is
no need to wait for the power companies or our
government to help us.
- The price at $37 is definitely under
priced considering the special nature of the
information and the potential to save thousands
of dollars per year.
- No waiting for delivery. It is available
as an
instant download. After paying by credit
card you are sent to a private web page with a
simple download link
Support: an
email support address is offered for any
problems or questions.
Guarantee:
60 day cash back guarantee.
The Bottom
Line:
One of the many strengths of
this eBook is that it is obvious that the
author has actually built the device. He does
an excellent job offering v ery specific tips for avoiding
any construction problems. I can’t tell you
how many books and plans I have reviewed
where the subject is covered by someone that
has basically just copied the work of other
authors. Not here. This is the real
deal.
This ebook, despite its lack of
illustrations, is relatively easy to
understand. It definitely does cover all the
critical information that you need to build
this low cost, low risk, major energy cost
saving device. For these reasons I recommend
the “
Build Your Own Solar Hot Water System”
eBook.
For
additional information from the
publisher’s website or to purchase Build
Your Own Solar Hot Water System click
here
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