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

[Jim Baber <jim@xxxxxxxxx>]

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RicodJour wrote:

>Robert L. Bass wrote:
>
>
>>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
>
I really have to agree, but I feel the government already has too much
to say in how I do things at my home.  I can't even REPLACE a bad water
heater without getting a building permit.  Dealers will not sell the
heater without the permit, and it is just a way to extract a $35 fee
from the homeowner. Supposedly it is to provide inspections to insure
proper installation, but when I insisted that the inspectors actually
come out and inspect my installation they got very upset, and claimed it
would cost them a lot more than the 35 would cover.  The did come out,
since I told them my next call was to the newspaper.

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