PV Gap

Constance Said:

40 years F government has offered grants & TD to improve home energy use isn't some accountability fair?

We Answered:

For 40 years the Dept. of Energy's number 1 purpose was to make us energy independent and we are in a worse situation now than we were 40 years ago. What a horrible failure of the gov't. This department should be closed down and we would at least save over $1 Billion per year just by firing those incompetent gov't workers. Speaking of tax breaks, look at Democrat John Kerry who pay 12% income taxes and he and his wife are some of the richest people in America. Look at Democrat Charlie Rangle and his illegal tax violations even though he's on the Ways & Means committee. Look at Democrat John Edwards and how he avoided paying Social Security, Medicare and Medicad taxes as well as many others. Look at just about everyone in the Democrat White House, they should be in jail for tax violations though they know no one bothers Democrat Politicians when they violate the law. Open your eyes!

Dorothy Said:

is there a way to use solar panels for a pre heater for radiant floor heat?

We Answered:

You could use the thermal type of solar panel used to generate hot water, and route the fluid for the radiant heater through that.

The problem is that if the thermostat turns off the radiant heat, the solar panel will continue to heat the water. So you need some sort of bypass valve to prevent the water from boiling, perhaps by redirecting it to a storage tank.