always leave plenty of room in any construction project for good
maintenance.

it makes a world of difference!



Gerry wrote:
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> Marsha: That's a very good suggestion from Sal. Leave plenty of room.
> When I installed my solar pre-heating tank, I didn't leave enough elbow
> room between the electric and solar tanks. So now it's a tight squeeze
> to get in position to turn valves on and off or drain the solar tank. I
> hope to fix this sooner or later, by moving the electric tank.
>
> Good luck with the grant applications.
>
> Gerry in Quebec
>
> --- In Dome_Living@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:Dome_Living%40yahoogroups.com>, Sal Cerda <sal.cerda@...> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Ask your plumber to leave you some room in the supply piping so you
> can install a solar pre-heater inline later. It should not cost hardly
> anything for him to do that and it will be easier later to tack in a
> couple of tees and valves when you get around to thinking about solar.
> That way, you can save even more by warming the water with the sun
> before the heater has to heat it with electricity.
> > I can't recall which way your breezeway faces, but it could be an
> ideal place to put a solar collector.
> >
> >
> > --- On Mon, 7/13/09, Marsha marsha@... wrote:
> >
> > > From: Marsha marsha@...
> > > Subject: Re: [Dome_Living] Re: First time home buyers credit
> > > To: Dome_Living@yahoogroups.com <mailto:Dome_Living%40yahoogroups.com>
> > > Date: Monday, July 13, 2009, 8:00 AM
> > > I've got a rebate form from the
> > > electric co-op filled out and ready to
> > > drop off for a $50 rebate on the Energy Star
> > > refrigerator. The windows
> > > were purchased 7-8 years ago, and the insulation was
> > > purchased shortly
> > > after that, but insulation LABOR was done at the end of
> > > last year, but
> > > it was not my primary residence then. But, I better
> > > check into it
> > > anyway. Electric water heaters aren't listed on the
> > > energystar.gov
> > > website, and I'm already set up to go with electric.
> > > The one I'm
> > > getting has an energy factor of .93 and LEED points of
> > > "1". Bradford
> > > White high efficiency model. Mainly because
> > > that's what my plumber
> > > installs, but I read a good review on it also.
> > > Energystar.gov mentions
> > > that "heat pump" water heaters will qualify, but those
> > > aren't on the
> > > market yet (or they haven't updated the website with any
> > > models that
> > > qualify yet). Everything else, I'm looking
> > > at electric co-op rebates
> > > (for energy efficiency), tax credits, manufacturer rebates,
> > > plus
> > > no-interest no payments deals where I can find them.
> > >
> > > I'll think about solar and such, but that will be later
> > > when I can
> > > afford the up-front costs. Any future outbuildings
> > > (or swimming pool I
> > > hope!) will be off grid.
> > >
> > > Marsha
> > >
> > > Sal Cerda wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Marsha you might also investigate the tax credits for
> > > your energy
> > > > efficiency efforts. As the homeowner of a primary
> > > residence you could
> > > > get credits for efficient windows, insulation and
> > > Energy Star water
> > > > heaters.
> > > >
> > > > It's also a good time to think about solar heat
> > > (thinking of Steve's
> > > > batch heater), PV, wind generators etc.
> > > >
> > >
> > >
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