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DIY Solar Projects - Updated Edition

Small Projects to Whole-home Systems: Tap Into the Sun
By Eric Smith and Philip Schmidt
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DIY Solar Projects - Updated Edition guides homeowners through practical, small-scale solar energy projects. This updated edition expands on the original with new projects such as solar ovens, tool trailers powered by the sun, solar systems for marine crafts, security lights, water heaters, and more. Clear instructions and step-by-step colour photos make solar installations accessible even for those with minimal DIY experience. The book also covers integrating solar electricity systems into your home's power supply and provides an extensive resource guide to tax incentives and subsidies.
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Ideal for environmentally conscious homeowners and DIY enthusiasts interested in sustainable energy solutions. Suitable for those with little to moderate building experience looking to reduce energy costs and embrace solar power at home.

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This new, expanded edition of DIY Solar Projects uses step-by-step photos to teach readers how to harness the sun's energy to power solar ovens, air circulators, water heaters, and many more solar projects of varying size and complexity.

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Learn how to make your own solar-powered appliances and additions to your home with this updated edition of DIY Solar Projects! Put the sun to work in your home with the new, expanded edition of the popular 2011 title DIY Solar Projects.

Like the original, this edition offers small-scale, achievable solar projects that homeowners can build and install themselves. From cooking in solar ovens to mounting solar panels on your roof, this book teaches how to take advantage of solar energy. It's all possible with relatively small investments and minimal DIY building experience.

You'll learn how to make:

  • Tool trailer with available AC-power (directly from the sun)
  • Solar systems for marine crafts
  • Solar-powered security light
  • Solar water heater
  • Solar hot-air collector window mount
  • Solar lumber kiln
  • Solar battery charging station
  • And more!

With clear instructions, tips, and step-by-step colour photos for each project, this book takes the intimidation out of DIY solar builds.

For those with more ambitious solar power plans, this updated edition contains information on outfitting your home with solar electricity collection systems and integrating them into your primary power supply system. Excitement about home solar energy is exploding, and DIY Solar Projects: Updated Edition sheds light on how you can get involved immediately.

This book also offers an extensive resource guide with links to tax-reducing, subsidy, and support programmes on both a national and state-by-state level. With high energy costs and an environment that demands cleaner fuel sources, now is the time to introduce new, cost-saving solar projects into your home.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781591866640

Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 05 January 2017

Country: United States

Imprint: Cool Springs Press

Illustration: 308 color photos

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 210.0mm

Height: 270.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 192

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Eric Smith Home & Garden Mindset & Self Help New Year, New You Non-Fiction Philip Schmidt Self-Help & Personal Development

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Veteran author Philip Schmidt (Golden, CO) has written bestselling DIY volumes on a wide range of home subjects, from green remodeling to storage to building treehouses.

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