Home Automation - Re: Cooling attic (and home) by spraying water on roof (shingles)

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Re: Cooling attic (and home) by spraying water on roof (shingles) - good/bad?

RicodJour

2005-06-26, 11:25 pm

Robert L. Bass wrote:

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> There's one method of using water to cool the roof/attic that can help. I
> use solar panels to heat my pool. The pool holds ~30,000 gallons. There
> are eight 4'x10' solar panels on the roof. Sunlight hitting them warms the
> pool -- not the attic. I've noticed a significant improvement in cool-down
> cycle (time it takes to get the house cool again after we've been away) with
> the pool heater running. Since the pool water is being circulated by the
> filtration pump during the day anyway, there's almost no *extra* cost to use
> the solar panels.

The solar heating system should be a required part of any pool
installation. It should be written into the code and rebates should be
offered by the utility companies.

But that would make sense...

R

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