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Frugal and Energy Efficient Living

ConcernedCanuk

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11. Sure you can - do the passive solar thing

Reply to NewJeffCT (Reply #10)

Sun Feb 17, 2013, 09:19 PM

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I live in Northern Ontario, and have seen some passive solar simple as 45 gallon drums, painted black, in a greenhouse/sun room on the south side of a friends house where they grew veggies all year round, and except on the coldest days, kept the doors open to the interior of the house to grab the heat in those barrels.

I have a small greenhouse made of old thermal-panes that I can sit in in the winter at 20 below(Celsius) in my shirt sleeves(on a sunny day, mind you).

Google away - lots of passive solar ideas/systems out there

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Geothermal heating/cooling experiences [View all] NewJeffCT Jan 2013 OP

I have it and recommend it. MH1 Jan 2013 #1

Start with those double sided door snakes. TheMadMonk Jan 2013 #3

Thanks - good ideas MH1 Jan 2013 #6

How handy are you? Do your windows have simple frames,... TheMadMonk Jan 2013 #8

Thanks - good info NewJeffCT Jan 2013 #4

It has been several years ago that I looked into it Curmudgeoness Jan 2013 #2

thanks NewJeffCT Jan 2013 #5

Heating oil is so expensive. It takes a lot of money Curmudgeoness Jan 2013 #7

I live in a passive solar house womanofthehills Jan 2013 #9

I was thinking about doing something solar NewJeffCT Jan 2013 #10

Sure you can - do the passive solar thing ConcernedCanuk Feb 2013 #11