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Our attic is hotter than hell for 9 months - except in late Nov, Dec, Jan & early Feb. It heats up when the sun comes out so we hooked up a dc (car) fan and circulate the filtered air via a small 12v solar panel. Hubby added a thermostat and set it to cool the attic...
It depends-
If they are planning on using solar to run an air conditioner - then NO. But if they are planning on putting in a solar attic fan to reduce running the AC- then yes.
All solar works best as an "integrated system".
Meaning - if you have heat (like in the roof) and use solar fans to...
Any one else doing this?
We have a black roof and filter & siphon off the hot air from it Fall (Sept - end of Nov) then again in Spring (March - end of April) . . this year till mid-May. We live in MN so we can't siphon off during the middle of winter but it cut our wood burning down to 3 1/2...
Nice garden pics!
If you want "more land" and can not expand where you are at (the first option is to make use of every inch of space you have - you'd find you can do a lot more with it when given some thought) - - , try finding a place for sale via contract for deed. Most for sale want...