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Binding: Spiral-boundEAN: 9781902175294 Edition: 5th Revised edition ISBN: 1902175298 Label: Centre for Alternative Technology Publications Manufacturer: Centre for Alternative Technology Publications Number Of Pages: 64 Publication Date: July 18, 2008 Publisher: Centre for Alternative Technology Publications Studio: Centre for Alternative Technology Publications Related Items:
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 Rating: - A Hot Topic - but this book isn'tI imagine I'm like a lot of other people attracted to green technology and saving a bit of money, this book was recommended as a good primer. It's not very helpful at whichever level you want advice. There is rather a lot of stating the obvious. The science and engineering in it is pretty poor, and the explanations are muddled. Calculating the payback period is important when deciding how much to invest, but this is poorly covered. There is little practical advice on system vendors, or if it's DIY, getting hold of parts, assembling a system and the "gotchas" to look out for. After reading it I was not confident that I could scope a system for my house, or know the best place to buy, or get the bits to build one. And I'm an engineer by profession. As a guidebook it falls rather short of the mark. Perhaps a subsequent edition could be more rigorously reviewed and edited?  Try searching the Internet for "Tapping the Sun: A Solar Water Heating Guide" or Ebay for "Tapping the Sun: A Solar Water Heating Guide". You might also be interested in the following great products:
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