tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184126423669640998.post9183021707583252416..comments2024-03-27T17:04:45.202-04:00Comments on Blue Starr Gallery: Free Solar HeatLinda Starrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04364078667554676592noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184126423669640998.post-69485052855349746972017-12-12T01:20:01.346-05:002017-12-12T01:20:01.346-05:00Good thinking, 99!! :)Good thinking, 99!! :)Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184126423669640998.post-15106640714923879632017-12-11T14:55:45.527-05:002017-12-11T14:55:45.527-05:00Passive solar orientation is being used better and...Passive solar orientation is being used better and more often here. Yay.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184126423669640998.post-38403018876511292342017-12-11T10:50:51.396-05:002017-12-11T10:50:51.396-05:00Hi Joanne, thanks, the sun is a welcome ally in wi...Hi Joanne, thanks, the sun is a welcome ally in winter.Linda Starrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04364078667554676592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184126423669640998.post-40870893668685140052017-12-11T10:38:31.222-05:002017-12-11T10:38:31.222-05:00The front of the old house faced south. It was toa...The front of the old house faced south. It was toasty in winter.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184126423669640998.post-70080078045419153742017-12-11T09:47:58.585-05:002017-12-11T09:47:58.585-05:00Hi Barbara, thanks, yes in summer we open all the ...Hi Barbara, thanks, yes in summer we open all the windows down there but the sun never hits them but goes overhead. In cold climates south facing is a blessing our driveway faces south thank goodness since it is so steep.Linda Starrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04364078667554676592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184126423669640998.post-10972769387295714042017-12-11T09:20:11.353-05:002017-12-11T09:20:11.353-05:00Me too...I've south facing windows, and though...Me too...I've south facing windows, and though they are draped and blinded at night to hold the heat in, and they're double paned, in the winter days when there's sun, they make the rooms so warm I turn a fan on to circulate the heat. Yours being passive to rise to the second floor is a great idea. Of course the sun only comes in during winter, so it's a win win situation! Barbara Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351113054045427775noreply@blogger.com