by DolfinDans

Question: DIY home solar panels?
I would love to put in solar panels on my roof, but how hard would it be, and how expensive? Would I be able to do the work myself, or would I have to hire a pro?
Also I live in Oregon, so much of the time it is overcast, so would it really be worth it?

Answer:

Answer by rhsaunders
Not worth it unless you can get a fat subsidy. But Congress is working on a bill to provide a significant subsidy, and Oregon may have one as well. A solar plant costs about $ 10 per watt of installed capacity, and can produce a maximum of two kWh per watt per year — which is worth about two bits. Without a subsidy, you are better off leaving your money in a savings account.

Began installation of 2KW solar panels made up of 20 DuPont 100 watt solar panels. I’m using common hardware found in your local hardwalre store such as: 1- Pressure treated 2x4x8 feet 2 -Pressure treated 2x12x8 fee 3 – 1/4 inch by 4 inch and 4.5 inch lag bolts 4 – 1/4 inch by 1-1/4 inch washers 5 – 2 inch corner braces 6 – 2-1/4 inch outdoor screws I will follow up with short detail video of the actual components and exactly what each is for.

This is a Small Video Shoot to show our products work and how well they perform. The Systems shown are our “Camp Models” and “Estate Model”. We walk through some routine maintenance on a very COLD winter day and record the water temperatures, and also demonstrate how the evacuated tubes work. Any questions, Please email me at CLARKMALE@aol.com.

by hownowdesign

Question: Solar panels for a small gym outside my house?
DIY, buying solar panels, room is barely 200 sq. ft. have a 5000 btu air conditioner, how many watts do I need, thinking of buying 175 watt solar panels, have space on the roof.

Answer:

Answer by TipCatch.com
It may cost you about $ 650, you can also learn building it yourself so you can save much money…

Boil water just by placing it in the sun. www.greenpowerscience.com This is a simple process to make your owns solar evacuated vacuum tubes from any bottle and a vase from Walmart.

Installation of the JetSolar SS20 evacuated tube solar pool heater. The installation included (3) SS20 solar collectors. The units are mounted to the roof of a pool house. They were plumbed to the exisiting pool equipment. The units were provided by JetSolar.