Comments on: Solar Power Home Kits- Do It Yourself

By: Bryan@pcb

Bryan@pcb — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 02:57:14 +0000

Another advantage to doing it in stages is that it doesn’t all have to be electric solar panels. There are solar systems that never turn the solar power into elecricity that have a much shorter payoff. Alot of potential energy is lost as heat and reflected light in the solar array. Using the sun to heat your water or evaporation to cool your house is actually more efficient than using a solar powered cell to operate an electronic heater or cooler.

By: admin

admin — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:55:34 +0000

I totally think that is the way to go. Converting an existing home completely in one shot could really be a shot in the pocketbook. However doing is slowly can make use of things such as used panels and spread the investment over time. I think that you would have to stay in a house 20 or so years before getting your money back if you convert all at once.

By: Bryan@pcb

Bryan@pcb — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:11:12 +0000

I’ve done lots of reading about installing solar panels. It seems that no matter how much you look you can’t get a system cheap enough for the savings to pay off the cost of buying the system. Now is the time to start looking though, since in the next few years the cost of other sources of power will go up and that will change. I’m planning on moving my home to solar in stages but not by feeding the grid. Instead I’m going to try to install enough panels to power only non essential circuits. Accent lighting, Fans, Small kitchen appliances and other electronic devices go first. Then I’ll slowly add panels until everything is converted.