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Originally Posted by t walgamuth
In PA i suspect, without looking at my percentage of sunlight tables, that you may get a similar amount of sun as we do in Indiana. If that is the case, the amount of heat you can get from a greenhouse will be slight for heating the house.
The wood as noted by Howie is a no brainer if you have three years supply. OTOH in a few years with the price of fuel skyrocketing, if there is no relief, the cost of wood will probably escalate.
I imagine the payback will be pretty long too on the solar booster for your WH.
I'll try to look at the sunlight tables tomorrow when I get in the office.
But investing in things to save energy is an absoulutely fantastic way to spend the rebate! If everybody did it it would make a decent impact on our usage, I bet.
Tom W
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That's why I would suggest a well insulated electric tank with solar preheat.
Keeping hot water in the boiler in the summer is inefficient plus it keeps the temp a lot higher than you need it. The electric will assure the water stays hot enough to prevent bacteria growth.