Solar Power Homes

Remodeling your home to use the sun as a natural heating source is fairly easy to do.  Although you can't change the direction that your home is built in to face the morning sun you can still trap the sunlight that shines through and reduce the amount of time that you use another source of heat.  

Owning a solar power home means that you are encouraging preserving our natural resources for the future.  It also means that you will not worry about the increase in the cost of electricity and gas because you are using the best source out there without hurting the environment. 

Solar Power Homes

Have you ever noticed homes that have huge tinted windows in them as you drive by? You may wonder why someone would want such tall windows in their home. There is a reason for that and it is because they are using solar power to heat their homes and to provide the energy they need to power it. 

Any home can be built to use solar power with just a few minor alterations to make and you too can build a solar powerhouse that will save you a lot of money in the future as you use solar power to heat your home, pump, and heat your water and also to provide energy to your home to power your appliances and lights in your home naturally and effectively without a monthly bill

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There are just a few suggestions when building your solar power home.  It depends on where you live as to which side of the house you should put the most windows on.  

For the most part is more common to assume that the sun rises more toward the south side of your home. This is the side where you want to have the most windows in your home. That way you are allowing the sun to shine through and warm your home naturally.  

You also need to make sure that there are no trees that are directly close to the house that may prevent the sun from shining directly into the home. Don't use dark colors in your home to decorate with. Instead use bright and light colors that will attract the heat more evenly and benefits you more. 

Adding a solar source outside where you can use a solar power designed box to attract the heat from the sun can be transformed into energy to power your home and warm your water. The products that it takes to get this accomplished will cost a little more than if  you built a standard home without using solar power.  The good thing about solar power is that it is an initial investment.

Overtime when you totally rely on the sun to heat your home and all the other functions it can perform you will not have a monthly bill because you don't pay for the sun every month like you do with other power sources. 

Use ceiling fans to reduce the amount of time you may need to run your air conditioner.  Ceiling fans can produce a more even amount of heat and air without having hot and cold pockets throughout the home. Use metal insulated doors that will keep out the cold and bring in the heat.  

Keep the doors closed during the time of day that the sun is shining in on that side of your home in order to save the heat inside your home longer.  

Owning a solar power home means that you are encouraging preserving our natural resources for the future.  It also means that you will not worry about the increase in the cost of electricity and gas because you are using the best source out there without hurting the environment. 

Heating your Home with Solar Energy

It doesn't matter if you are building your home or remodeling, you can turn it into a solar energy home by making a few simple changes to your plan.  If electric and gas become hard to manage you may want to consider heating your home with the sun.  

Solar energy is the heat that comes from the sun down to the earth.  When it reaches the earth it spreads evenly but you may need it to go to a certain area like your home.  How do you get that much sunlight to heat a home? It's easy to do and takes a few extra steps to help get it started.  

Building or Remodeling your Home

If you are building your home you have several choices to choose from regarding your heating source.  If you choose to heat from the sun you need to build your home facing in the direction that the sun rise's.  This allows your home to get the most sunshine during the hottest part of the day. Buying solar powered glass windows allow the sun to come through and stay in the home without escaping back out.  

After the sun goes down your home is kept warm by the sunlight that came into the home during the day.  You need to keep the door shut in order to keep the heat in and you also need to use insulated curtains on the windows at night so that the heat will not escape at night while you sleep. Make sure you don't allow too many windows on the side of the house that faces the evening sun as it may cause the home to cool down quickly.

Remodeling your home to use the sun as a natural heating source is fairly easy to do.  Although you can't change the direction that your home is built in to face the morning sun you can still trap the sunlight that shines through and reduce the amount of time that you use another source of heat.  

You may want to consider building a sun room onto the side that catches the morning sun allowing it to heat up naturally and then install ceiling fans that will circulate the air into the parts of the house.  

During the day this may provide enough heat to maintain the warmth in your home. When remodeling your home, it will help to install solar power windows that are specially designed to attract the sunlight and allow it to come into the house but not let it escape.  This is a natural way to heat your home.

Using sunlight to heat your home is an excellent way to safe money on your heating bill and also to improve the environment.  You can install a backup heating source incase the sunlight does not heat your home efficiently during the day because of clouds.  Your back up system can be used to assist the solar energy which will also cut down on the use of electric or gas. 

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