Monday, February 9, 2015

Many Places Are Starting To Sport Solar Heating Facades

By Beryl Dalton


Almost every person out there is trying to reduce their carbon footprint. Many of the latest buildings to be erected are opting for solar heating facades. It not only gives the face of the building a good impression but can lessen the cost of electricity as well. This will help with the reducing of costs to be spent on other important aspects of the businesses involved.

On many roof tops there are large open spaces that are not used these include hotels, hospitals and industrial buildings. On sides of walls as well as the exterior of buildings and garages theses empty spaces can be put to good use. Many of the easier and homemade ones can be erected without the help of a professional.

In today's world many people are installing different solar heating systems themselves. They do tend to be expensive but the money put into it will soon be well worth it. If one has an un-shaded south facing window one can be erected to allow warm air into the house. This way it will capture the heat from the sun by thermo siphoning panels and direct the warmth through the window or wall opening into the adjoining room.

The heat grabber is another method that stands just under the window and is quick to assemble and does not cost an arm and a leg. It has a stiff foam insulation board and is impregnated with glass fibres for extra strength. On both sides is heavy aluminium foil ranging from different thicknesses. They are marketed by Celotex. The only disadvantage about this is that the foil can be damaged easily if someone is really out to destroy it.

The advantage of using this system reduces the release of unsafe substances into the air as well as being free once installed. The energy can also be used in areas that are very remote as this would involve the expansion of the electricity power grid. This method will also last forever while the oil reserves are estimated to only last for another forty years or so.

When things do go wrong and they need to be replaced one will need to know who is responsible for replacing it. It will need to be established as to whom the system belongs to and whether they are still in business. In some cases the original panel might not be available and in that case which one closest to the design will need to be attached in its place. When this happens it is seldom that one will need to pay much of an expense to replace it as they are normally under warrantee.

Many use the solar power to charge batteries so as to utilize them at night but these are very large and extremely heavy not to mention the fact they require large spaces for storage. Many of them only last a few years and will need to be replaced eventually. They are also very expensive to purchase.

Solar facades like all other systems can also be damaged by hail, large stones and by birds. They can be difficult and dangerous when needed to be replaced but many see this as something that may not even be needed to be done for many years. If one panel develops a problem the rest of the system will still run normally. Each system usually has about twenty panels and with one out of commission it will still run at ninety five percent of its accepted performance.




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