Nifty Griff.

We just finished the insulation phase of our master plan and now have 8" of dense packed blown cellulose in every wall of the old house. Plus all new insulated windows. The addition has 5.5" of cellulose and the kitchen, since it is mostly windows has 5.5 inches of rigid foam board. R-30.

No heat yet, a comfy 68 inside. We are angling to put in a solar hot water maker for domestic HW this year, as a shake-down cruise for a larger array to heat. We use about 350-400 gal of oil per year to make hot water. At $4.00/gal that's about $1400 to $1600/ year. The solar system installed (by me of course) would run about $3800, so that's about a three year payback. Unless of course oil prices plummet to .76 a gallon, then I'm fucked.

[Mother Earth] : pats Griff on head: [/Mother Earth]

I now covet the SolarSheat. I'm on the second floor of a 5-story building, and have no south-facing walls...but I do have an east-facing wall. Hmmmm.

I wouldn't worry about oil getting too cheap. :) That sounds like a good plan footie. "They" say hot water is the best place to start.

Thanks Mom!

I also covet the SolarSheat. I'm already working on the analysis of 1 vs. the 2 pack and horizontal stacked vs. side-by-side.

I'm thinking of installing one so that the intake is on the lower floor and the heat delivery vent is low on the dining room wall, which is on the upper floor. I think that will maximize the heat delivery.

[GHWBush]Na gah dah[/GHWB]

East won't get it done. When you need the heat in mid-winter the sun rises in the South East. It won't be direct enough.

Uh huh. Well, I am configuring an explanation to the Philadelphia Historical Commission, as to how the SolarSheat will be more beneficial than it is damaging to the facade of our old-ass building.

Oh, just read Griff's post. Nevermind.

Coool! :)

Griff, by-the-way, do you know how to type the ° symbol (as in °F)?

It's Alt-248.[/pedantic]

liar!

[dumb enough to have tried it]

Sorry if I wasn't clear, classicman. Hold down either Alt-key, press 248 on the number keypad (not the row above the letters), then release the Alt-key. Try it. You should get °. There are a lot of characters you can type this way. For example, Alt-0248 is ø.

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HLJ is my new hero. You are the mutherfocking man! I have been trying to get that shit to happen on my keyboard for, like, forever. ◘•○♠○°♦•◘X▐Ü♦7▬o

Umm, how do you make the infinity sign? (not the car)

Windows - Alt Key Numeric Codes
 

http://tlt.its.psu.edu/suggestions/i...s/codealt.html

http://www.starr.net/is/type/altnum.htm

http://www.tedmontgomery.com/tutorial/ALTchrc.html

http://www.yellowpipe.com/yis/tools/ALT-Characters/

I haven't looked it up, but is this one of those deals that absorbs solar heat, then blows it into the house when it gets to a certain temp? I read an article on how to build those things years ago. I've a got a shitload of South/Southwest exposure on my place.

nope nothin :(