firstname@lastname.oc.ku (S Viemeister) wrote in
news:6hlqfjFmr06mU1@mid.individual.net:
> Hatunen wrote:
>> On Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:48:43 -0700,
>> "EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)" wrote:
>>
>>> Also, the upper Midwest (where they DO need to heat the house in
>>> winter) also gets quite a lot of sun, both summer and winter.
>>> Couldn't they use solar energy for at least part of those needs?
>>
>> If you want it for heat, have sun-facing windows.
>>
> My house on the north coast of Scotland, has very big south-facing
> windows. They're double-glazed, and the house is well-insulated.
> Even with the short, dark days of a northwest winter, we get a
> surprising amount of solar heat gain.
What's the actual outside temperature you're working against?
Even down here in balmy southern Minnesota, winter temperatures below
-25C aren't uncommon, while northern Minnesota often sees -40C.
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Bert Hyman | St. Paul, MN | bert@iphouse.com |