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These are just some of the guidelines Ground Power Generator you need to follow in order to set up a homemade windmill. PV panels and PV installations are still pricey compared to DIY solar heating systems. I know that solar energy investments involve long range planning but 10 years is too long. Fortunately a skilled handy man can make a connection with the sun and make his money back in less than three years. Low cost or no cost recycled materials may further reduce the payback period.
LOW COST MATERIALS like cull lumber, steel stud slots, isocyanurate insulation, Suntuf glazing, heater hose connections, PEX tubing, polyester felt and home made PVC gutters can keep the expense of building materials down. Cull Lumber goes on sale because of minor defects. When it accumulates the overall sale of lumber drops so the cull lumber is put on a cart and sold for a fraction of the retail cost. Although a small portion of the cull lumber is not suitable most of the lumber is fine.
Steel Stud Slots may be used to assemble a collector frame. Steel stud slots have built in flanges for holding the glazing and insulation materials. The steel frame also has a professional finished look that many people like. Polyisocyanurate Foam has an R factor of 7 per inch. It also has a melting point well above the maximum temp reached by flat plate collectors. For these and other reasons Polyisocyanurate is preferred collector insulation. Suntuf Polycarbonate is an ideal glazing material that will not degrade in bright sunlight. It is an amazingly tough, low-cost, and long-lasting.
