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dumbcat

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10. I'm with you. I love solar, but

Thu Jun 13, 2013, 04:24 PM

Jun 2013

only will deal with the PV kind. I also don't like dealing with plumbing. And all the experiences my neighbors had with the solar hot water craze that went through my neighborhood in the 80's left a bad taste in my mouth. There were scam artists working then, and many of my neighbors fell for the sales pitch but ended up with slipshod, leaky work and no company left around to honor the warranty. Most of them just shut off and abandoned their systems.

I'm sure things are better now, but I still have a personal bias against residential solar hot water.

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How about that other solar - you know, the not so sexy kind? [View all] kristopher Jun 2013 OP

Solar water heating is fantastic stuff. AtheistCrusader Jun 2013 #1

and we’ve had commercial products to do it for more than a century OKIsItJustMe Jun 2013 #3

Fantastic stuff? I don't know... kristopher Jun 2013 #5

Since the ratepayer is saving money AtheistCrusader Jun 2013 #9

Boo! WovenGems Jun 2013 #2

thermal solar provides significantly more bang/buck. phantom power Jun 2013 #4

No go. It involves plumbing. PsychoBunny Jun 2013 #6

Electricity leaks OKIsItJustMe Jun 2013 #7

True but PsychoBunny Jun 2013 #8

Medium Voltage Throckmorton Jun 2013 #24

I'm with you. I love solar, but dumbcat Jun 2013 #10

Yep, thank goodness plumbing isn't part of my home! kristopher Jun 2013 #11

I am really happy for you. oldhippie Jun 2013 #12

Of course you are with the "anti-plumbing" sect kristopher Jun 2013 #14

[sigh] I don't know why I bother ..... oldhippie Jun 2013 #16

How freaking difficult is it to make up a bio like that on the anonymous internet? kristopher Jun 2013 #17

I didn't think you would ..... oldhippie Jun 2013 #18

There's no need for that ... Nihil Jun 2013 #19

Apples and oranges kristopher Jun 2013 #21

There were scam artists working then… OKIsItJustMe Jun 2013 #13

I'm thinking of building a few of these NickB79 Jun 2013 #15

Sexy or not, it works for me. Nihil Jun 2013 #20

You might be interested in this kristopher Jun 2013 #22

Thanks - good collection of stats there. (n/t) Nihil Jun 2013 #23