Solar Power Your Home

The book I read to research this post was Solar Power Your Home For Dummies by Rik DeGunther which is a very good book which I bought from kindle. If you have a solar power installation fitted in your house chances are you will get a contractor to do at least some of it and this book guides you through the various jobs involved but also helps you find a good contractor. It also guides you through the various options and tries to give you a rough idea what they cost. For some people it can be as simple as setting up solar lights in the garden which only cost a few pounds and merely have to be positioned in sunlight. A lot of people want a solar panel in the rook which can be used to heat water or provide electricity or both. Most climates can benefit from solar power in your home and they have incredibly efficient and can even work when it's cloudy for example. Many people use it in conjunction with wind power and most areas are windy especially if you locate the wind turbine carefully. Most solar power installations that heat water heat a non water liquid that in turn heats the water. This lessens the risk of corrosion. Many people especially in hot climates use solar power in conjunction with their swimming pool. When you consider a typical swimming pool costs $25,000 solar powering it adds a relatively small cost and helps lessen electricity bills. If you are tempted to fit this kind of thing yourself bear in mind that you will probably have to cut through the roof and it's notoriously difficult to seal it to avoid leaks. If you have solar panels on your roof they must be able to withstand a wind of 125mph and if the wind blows them off they are likely to be like a giant frisbee and maybe decapitate someone.