Recent content by tjbailey

Im looking at doing one of the passive solar walls on the south side since I have so much surface area to use. Sounds like large Thermosyphon Solar Collectors when done right provide a significant amount of BTU's for heat. I think my heating load will be well above my cooling load. I cant...

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Did you buy and install your own PV? Thats what I was planning on. If so where did you get everthing?

I was hoping to use mini splits and offset the cost with PV and use passive solar to help heat the space.

Metal building, I am still trying to figure out the best way to insulate but I plan on certainly insulating the slab. I do not have access to natural gas. I plan on using ceiling fans to circulate in the winter. I will have 4 doors as large as 10x13 or 14.

I read through a bunch of threads completely. I am in the process of planning a 40x80x16 or 40x100x16 shop. The shop will have a mezzanine but the rest will be open air. I plan on doing some pretty aggressive passive solar heating via windows and overhangs on the south facing side. I live in...