Tankless water heaters have several advantages over conventional storage type water heaters that store a large volume of water in a tank.

One advantage is that since the tankless unit does not have a tank, there is no continuous heat (energy) loss from the large volume of stored hot water, as there is with a traditional storage type heater. Typically tankless heaters do not have standing pilot lights like tank type units, saving even more energy. There is no question tankless water heaters are more energy efficient.

Another advantage is that you have virtually unlimited hot water, you will never run out. This could be a double edged sword though, as there is a tendency for humans to use what is available. Some users might end up taking much longer showers for instance, leading to an increase in water and energy usage.

This effect was common back when the government provided large tax credits for installing solar water heaters. Homeowners believing they now had cheap hot water tended to use a lot more hot water than before the solar heaters were installed. They used so much more that the monthly water heating more…

With many areas of the country in drought conditions, all of us could use a reminder list of ways to cut back on our water consumption around the house.

You can go three weeks without food, but only three days without W.A.T.E.R.:

Waste: “Tighten plumbing leaks and prevent other needless losses of water.

Application: Where do you use water that you shouldn’t?

Teaching: It’s good you’re following these suggestions, but what about others? Pass these along.

Economy: Where do you need to use water that you could use less?

Reclamation: Where can you get extra water?

1. Fire Safety. Summer brings heat, dryness, and wildfires and winter sees increased house fires from additional heating sources. Since a fire would need hundreds or thousands of gallons of water to fight, any fire prevention steps are water saving steps.

2. Brick in the toilet. A brick in the toilet tank takes up space to replace water. If a brick uses half a quart of space, you save half a quart per flush. Hint: Since bricks can dissolve, paint it with basement water sealant.

3. Color coded conservation. You don’t always have to flush more…

These great, unique products include a solar panel for turning sunlight into useable electricity, a compact body for easy transportation and installation, and a build in battery to store energy to be used after the sun goes down and during weather.Installing a Solar Electric Fence Charger is very easy. The Solar Panel and Battery are all contained in one single unit that is mounted directly to a fence post anywhere on your farm. There are positive and negative connections from the battery that stick out the front of the charger. After you mount the unit, all you need to do is to hook the wire around the positive and negative connectors to complete the circuit and make the Electric Fence active and ready to go.

If you think a Solar Electric Fence Charger is the perfect solution for your farm, you can find it at” more…

When it comes to heating water, there are several different ways to go. The most
popular of water heaters are surely hot water gas heaters. This type of heater
is the most economical. However, modern technology offers several other options
for heating water. Electric and solar heaters are popular on the market. But most
people still prefer good old gas water heaters. Is there a reason for it? What
are the advantages and disadvantages of gas heaters compared to other types?

Other types of water heaters

Hot water gas heater is not your only option. There are several other heaters,
you can use where gas supply is not readily available. For example electric
water heater is in high demand and many people prefer electric to gas. However,
gas water heaters are still the most popular and majority of people who buy
heaters, buy gas water heaters.

Instant hot water heaters

A recent invention is a tankless water heater. This type of heater brings you
hot water the moment you turn the tap on. As the name suggests tankless heaters
have no storage tank for water, they heat it as you use it. more…

Solar power is one of the cleanest ways to produce energy. The solar panels convert the energy of the sun into energy that we can use–with no negative impact on the environment and no harmful byproducts. When used for residential purposes, solar power can provide hot water, warm pools and room heating. We can also get energy to cook with. Though installation of solar power equipment for residential purposes requires an investment, it pays back over a reliably short period of time. If your home is supplied by solar power that covers only 50% to 70% of your power needs, the savings are substantial, over a period of time.

The benefit of solar power systems is that they can be installed to complement the existing, conventional power systems already in our homes. During times of extreme heat or cold, solar heating and cooling systems can be supplemented with conventional heating and cooling systems.

Using Professional Help

Depending on the type of solar power chosen, a do it yourselfer can easily install a home water heating system for $2,000 or less. You can choose systems that can store power in batteries. The stored power can be used later more…

Solar power is most commonly known for using the sun’s energy to produce electricity. The sun’s energy, however, has been used for far longer to heat water and homes than for generating electricity.

Solar Power for Water Heating

The hot water heating system consists of a holding tank, a solar collector and equipment to circulate the water. The hot water heating system can either be a direct system or an indirect one.

In the direct system, the water that flows through the collector is heated. In the indirect system, the fluid heated in the collector is passed through a heat exchanger in the holding tank, thereby heating the potable water in the tank. The holding tank merely holds the water that has been heated, or is being heated.

The solar collector, which is usually located on the roof heats the water. Normally, the collector is a thin, rectangular box, which has a series of pipes running through it, painted black for maximum heat absorption. The water that runs through these black pipes gets heated.

For water circulation, there is either a low-powered pump, or it’s achieved through convection, where the hot water rises and the more…

The majority of individuals a hot water heater in their house everyday, yet numerous people don’t even know where their hot water heater is located at. The most recent models are much quieter than their predecessors and some of them can be located under a sink where it is hidden.

The hot water heater furnishes the hot water for showers, laundry and dish washing. There are several different kinds of hot water heaters that come from numerous different companies. Some of these heaters are more energy efficient than other kinds. For those who are cost conscious you should investigate the energy efficiency of each hot water heater prior to buying any product.

How water heater are available in different models that are powered by solar energy, gas and electricity. There are heat pump, demand, storage, indirect and solar water heaters. The storage kind of heaters store many gallons of water in each tank. The demand type of water heater consumes much less energy than the tank type of models since these types don’t keep the water heated until the moment that it is required.

The demand version of water heaters may not be an effective option more…

The Benefits Of Switching To Solar
As the cost of established sources of energy continues to rise solar power is now more than ever a clean and achievable source of energy for the home and for business. Billions of dollars have been spent in the United States over the past couple of decades in promoting and developing solar power technology.We look at some of the benefits of solar energy.It is reckoned that the cost of the equipment to power a home with solar energy is 75 per cent cheaper NOW than it was in the 1970s. And with energy bills rising rapidly and fossil fuels depleting fast solar power is now becoming an irresistible source of electricity.

In most cases, employing solar energy to furnish electricity for a home involves installing special solar photovoltaic cells on the roof of your home. It is true that the introductory investment is quite expensive but this money should be recuperated in savings on electricity bills over time and ongoing savings can be made in the long-term.In sunnier areas solar power can meet and even outstrip an average home’s electricity needs at certain times of the day. Excess electricity can be stored in batteries or more…

Wow, check this out. Graphene is an atom thick, tough as diamonds, and 100 times faster at conducting electricity than silicon. Can you say megawatts?

In today’s news:

New wonder material, one-atom thick, has scientists abuzz

By Robert S. Boyd, McClatchy Newspapers

WASHINGTON — Imagine a carbon sheet that’s only one atom thick but is stronger than diamond and conducts electricity 100 times faster than the silicon in computer chips.

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Survey of your site to determine if Solar Energy will work for you, and where
A detailed cost and payback analysisYou can find Silicon Solar, the wealth of information they offer, and the hundreds of unique Solar Energy Products they carry, including Solar Hot Water Systems, Grid-Tie and Off-Grid Solar Electric Systems, Solar Panels, and much, much more at their website,.” more…