A pool can often be the single largest consumer of electricity if it’s not optimised. With some simple changes covered in this post the cost be reduced by 70%.
Solar air heaters – Solamate
Given a clean slate a solar passive approach to heating would be taken but when renovating this luxury doesn’t always exist. Solar air heaters allow you capture the suns energy from the roof or external wall of your building and direct it inside.
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Rainwater Harvesting
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Insulation Overview
When insulating your home, the entire building envelope must be considered, insulating a single area such as the roof will not offer a complete solution. Reducing heat loss in winter and heat gain in summer is very much about doing something on all fronts.
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Hot water heating
Solar Hot Water Systems
Provided that a suitable area of close to North facing roof is available that receives good levels of sun without extensive shading solar hot water heaters represent on of the most efficient methods of heating water.
Historically flat plate collectors have been used but they’re more recently being replaced by evacuated tubes as the standard solar thermal collector.
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Grey Water re-use
My journey with grey water began at time when I was doing a bit spear fishing around Sydney. We were mostly diving just outside the heads of Sydney Harbour, every so often though we’d head further afield up or down the coast. When we did the change in water visibility was immense.
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Draft Sealing
According to Your Home air leakage accounts for 5-15% of heat lost from a home. Products to help reduce heat loss from drafts include:
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Thermal Curtains & Blinds
Most of the commonly used window coverings are good for maintaining privacy and controlling the levels of light entering a room but do nothing for keeping warmth in during winter and heat out during summer. This includes:
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