RE General Discussion

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Katie


Does anyone know anything about using radio waves to create electricity. I met someone who claims they use this type of source f...
 Katie Kirchner 1

radio waves


Some electrical engineer my husband came in contact with through work said he provides all the electricity for his home through ...
 Katie Kirchner 0

Solar Hot Water - Heat Exchangers


Do any of the retro fit heat exchangers push heat in to the existing tank continuously? By continuously I mean, via a c...
 Keith Birchfield 1

Solar Hot Water and Solar Radiant - Costs - Why so much extra for Radiant?

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Hello all, I feel like I'm missing something. Why do the kits for hot water + radiant heating cost so dramatically ...
 Keith Birchfield 5

Evergreen Solar Panels

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Hello, I currently have two Evergreen 170w panels connected directly together in series. http://store.altenergystore.com...
 Keith Birchfield 5

Solar Thermal - Adding heat to crawl space

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I have a crawl space on a house built about 10 years ago. It is in excellent condition, with very little moisture conce...
 Keith Birchfield 8

Solar Thermal Hot Water or Tankless Hot Water

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Looking for advice and help deciding on how to proceed. We currently use an electric hot water heater, to provide hot w...
 Keith Birchfield 9

Pole Mounted PV Rack - Alternative to sched 40 pipe and general installing quest


I have a top of pole rack that I have not yet done a permanent install http://store.altenergystore.com/Solar-Trackers-Solar...
 Keith Birchfield 0

Help! Help! need info on alt. energy source's


We just bought 40 acres in NW Pennsylvania and it is going to cost us a bundle to hook up to the elec. grid (then we have to pay...
 Keith C. Gomez 2

A Weekend Cabin System


New to this, need to know what I need to run a water/well pump at a cabin.  The pump is rated at 110V, 13A, 60HZ.  It ...
 Kenneth Flore 3

I need help with the math!


I have just started researching solar panels for my house. We are using 25 KWH on average. I don't know if that is really h...
 Kim Nottingham 3

PLEASE HELP ME , I am in need of education ASAP ! ! !

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I am buying a small acreage in missouri and want to use wind turbines to supply all my electrical needs. I know nothing about th...
 Kimberley Miller 7

SOLAR HEAT HOW WELL DOES IT WORK?


I live in North Idaho.  I am interested in adding a solar hot air/heat panel to suppliment my wood heat(perhaps the Solar M...
 Kurt Miller 2

New Construction Project

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My wife and I are building a house and want it to be completely self-reliant.  We are thinking of windmill and solar panel ...
 Larry Amos 20

Basic question about voltage

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I known for awhile that to get the most life out of one's batteries, it is best not to discharge them below 12.5 to 12.4 vo...
 Lawrence Carroll 10

charge controller location

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I have a 100' cable run between the solar panel and the battery.  Should the controller be placed at one end or the ot...
 Lee Gersch 5

What do I need to make a simple 12VDC PV pool heater system?


I am new to alternative energy. Call me crazy, but I am thinking I should be able to make a relatively inexpensive pool heating ...
 Lee Halverson 2

Sol-R-Beam


I have acquired a Sol-R-Beam water heater and need any technical information available on it.  Does anyone know a resource ...
 Linda Bugg 0

What Size System

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What Size System Would I Need To Run a 1000 - 1500 watt Stock Tank de-icer virtually 24 hours a day
Linda Stoops 6

what is the cost of uninstalling solar panels compared to installing them?


Hi everyone, I need to find out a ballpark figure for how much it would cost to uninstall a 160 kW solar pv system.  Any id...
 Lindsay Miller 4
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