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Home Heat With a Trombe Wall
A Trombe wall is gaining popularity as a simple passive solution to heating your home with the sun. Being passive, your expense for pumps, tubes and fancy solar collectors is avoided. Using any material for the wall that absorbs the sun's heat during the day and, using a series of well-placed vents, will circulate the heat back through the house at night. When you start investigating the benefits of building a Trombe wall, you will find lots of references to a thermal mass and insulated glazing material. D...
The Scoop on Solar Ovens
Solar ovens are slowly gaining popularity as more than a hard-core survival practice taught to military personnel. They are easy to make and do not require fancy tools or hardware. Even though the solar oven can be constructed out of stuff you've been stepping over in your garage for years, it is not a toy. If built large enough, one can cook an entire meal for a family. In campgrounds where campfires are not allowed, you can combine a useful project for your children during the morning and use it to cook...
Consider Using Solar to Heat Your Water
Heating your water with the sun might be the easiest step you can take in your journey to becoming completely "Green." As in any new process or technology, you will have to make a few adjustments to your appliances. In this case, those adjustments include purchasing a solar powered water heater and possibly a storage tank. In some cases you might be able to adjust your current water heater. Before you do anything, research the options available to you carefully. There's no reason to spend money on a new pu...
Portable Power - High Quality RV Generators
Choosing high quality RV generators will ensure your next road trip is just as comfortable as home. There are many brands of quality generators available. A Kohler generator, Guardian generator, or Generac generator can provide the power that you rely on during long trips. RV Generators Can Last a Lifetime There are many benefits to choosing high quality RV. Generally, you will find that generators used to run air conditioning units are more cost effective, since they will use less fuel. RV generators can...
Generator Parts And Repair
Being able to find the right generator parts allows you to use your generator for many years without replacement. Generac parts are available inexpensively online, where you can also find a wide range of generators and parts for repair, for both older and newer model. Protecting Your Kohler, Guardian, or Generac Generator When you purchase a Kohler, Guardian or Generac, you are making an investment in your home that can bring comfort for many years to come. It is important to protect and maintain your gen...
Generac Generators - A Name You Can Trust
Our lives depend on power, making a generator a tool that anyone can use. A Generac generator is one of the most trusted names in the business, providing thousands with a backup power source to maintain their daily lives when electricity fails. You can depend on your Generac generators anytime, and can even choose a generator that goes on automatically. Generac Generators are Durable, Valuable, and Cost Effective Your Generac generator was built to last, and can easily provide three thousand hours of back...
Review: Coleman Cable 02309 16/3 Vinyl Outdoor Extension Cord
There are useful electric tools for every project in and around your home. But if you're going to be working with electric tools outside the home, then you need an extension cord that's specifically designated for outdoor use. With some extension cords, you have to forever keep stopping whatever you're doing to go back and plug up the connection again because it keeps coming loose. That's such a hassle. So if you have work to do and you hate wasting time, you need a cord that's tough - and one that will s...
Solar Panel Installation - How to find a Professional Company to Help
Are you interested in learning more about wind and solar panels? Is this something you are thinking could add benefit to your home? If you are going to consider moving forward with the installation process, you need to find a company in your area that is able to show you the way. Although you may think that Solar Panel Installation is relatively simple, nothing could be further from the truth. Believe it or not, some people think they can handle this on their own. Of course, they find out soon enough that t...