Comments on: Heating woes, pt.2 http://blog.garethjmsaunders.co.uk/archives/2006/11/15/heating-woes-pt2/ The Revd Gareth J M Saunders' weblog Fri, 5 Dec 2008 01:30:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.11 by: heating http://blog.garethjmsaunders.co.uk/archives/2006/11/15/heating-woes-pt2/#comment-43115 Thu, 01 Mar 2007 10:06:33 +0000 http://blog.garethjmsaunders.co.uk/archives/2006/11/15/heating-woes-pt2/#comment-43115 If you have looked into solar energy as a method for heating your home, panels are usually the first things that come up. There are, however, other unique methods. The Solar Heating Aspect You Have Never Heard of Before The power of the sun is immense. The energy in one day of sunlight is more than the world needs. The problem, of course, is how does one harness this power. Solar panels represent the obvious solution, but they have their downside. First, they can be expensive depending upon your energy needs. Second, they do not exactly blend in with the rest of your home. Passive solar heating represents a panel free method of harnessing the inherent energy found in the sun for heating purposes. If you come out from a store and open the door of your car in the summer, you understand the concept of passive solar heating. A wide variety of material absorbs sunlight and radiates the energy back into the air in the form of heat. Passive solar heating for a home works the same way as the process which overheats your car in the parking lot. If you have looked into solar energy as a method for heating your home, panels are usually the first things that come up. There are, however, other unique methods.

The Solar Heating Aspect You Have Never Heard of Before

The power of the sun is immense. The energy in one day of sunlight is more than the world needs. The problem, of course, is how does one harness this power. Solar panels represent the obvious solution, but they have their downside. First, they can be expensive depending upon your energy needs. Second, they do not exactly blend in with the rest of your home.

Passive solar heating represents a panel free method of harnessing the inherent energy found in the sun for heating purposes. If you come out from a store and open the door of your car in the summer, you understand the concept of passive solar heating. A wide variety of material absorbs sunlight and radiates the energy back into the air in the form of heat.

Passive solar heating for a home works the same way as the process which overheats your car in the parking lot.

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]]> by: Ric http://blog.garethjmsaunders.co.uk/archives/2006/11/15/heating-woes-pt2/#comment-37611 Wed, 15 Nov 2006 22:58:47 +0000 http://blog.garethjmsaunders.co.uk/archives/2006/11/15/heating-woes-pt2/#comment-37611 Really hope that your mum is feeling better. Please send her our love. Really hope that your mum is feeling better. Please send her our love.

]]> by: the Chef http://blog.garethjmsaunders.co.uk/archives/2006/11/15/heating-woes-pt2/#comment-37610 Wed, 15 Nov 2006 22:35:42 +0000 http://blog.garethjmsaunders.co.uk/archives/2006/11/15/heating-woes-pt2/#comment-37610 I guess as you have been in for over a week you've not got that week to sort out the niggles - or maybe it's just never got to that as your collective braincells are unable to get past basic human functions and get into the complexities of the "human" legal system and exactly what you can do about it. Hope you are enjoying a little less of a chill tonight and that the wind in your neck of the woods has calmed down. And hey, you've got a new house. Many, many congratulations. Peace W I guess as you have been in for over a week you’ve not got that week to sort out the niggles - or maybe it’s just never got to that as your collective braincells are unable to get past basic human functions and get into the complexities of the “human” legal system and exactly what you can do about it.

Hope you are enjoying a little less of a chill tonight and that the wind in your neck of the woods has calmed down. And hey, you’ve got a new house. Many, many congratulations.

Peace

W

]]> by: Dorothy the MIL http://blog.garethjmsaunders.co.uk/archives/2006/11/15/heating-woes-pt2/#comment-37609 Wed, 15 Nov 2006 21:09:15 +0000 http://blog.garethjmsaunders.co.uk/archives/2006/11/15/heating-woes-pt2/#comment-37609 Shouldn't your lawyers be dealing with this? It's my understanding that everything should be in working order when the house is handed over to you and you have a fixed time within which the former owner is responsiblefor anything dodgy. They won't wait in for the gas man to call though! Shouldn’t your lawyers be dealing with this? It’s my understanding that everything should be in working order when the house is handed over to you and you have a fixed time within which the former owner is responsiblefor anything dodgy.

They won’t wait in for the gas man to call though!

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