Solar Power Your Home For Dummies (For Dummies (Home & Garden)),   ISBN:9780470596784

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The book has a lot of valuable content, but is definitely for the beginner. Most of the projects in the book recommend you purchase a "kit" and then walk you though an install. If you want simple ideas, this is great. If you are looking for more in depth information on solar or info on how to create or install a whole house -off grid - system, you should look else where.

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I wouldn't but this book again. their is only simple information here. No good drawing of a system with any details. The end

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I've been looking to build my own solar electric system for a while. Not knowing much about the technology other than what I found by surfing the internet, I felt it was time to get some real information from a reputable source.

I've been a fan of 'For Dummies' books for years: looking around my office now I can see three of them just lying on my desk and a further four in my bookcase. So buying 'Solar Power Your Home for Dummies' was an obvious choice.

I bought two books on solar power: this one and one other, hoping that between them they would provide me with all the information I needed to make an informed decision as to what to do. The other book I found exceptional in that it has given me the technical know-how and the confidence to do the job properly. This book I found shallow and lacking any real useful information.

The information it does give is clearly written, easily understandable and well put together. Unfortunately, it is no more than you can find by surfing on the internet for a couple of hours. I did not have the confidence at the end of reading this book that I could build a solar power system. Furthermore, much of the information is out of date and simply is not covered in enough detail to make it a worthwhile book.

There are far better books around. This is one 'For Dummies' book that I wish I left on the shelf.

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This is an excellent book. I received it quickly in good packaging and sooner than expected. Very interesting book.

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I picked up this book after reading the author's work on Green Your Home For Dummies, and it's exactly what it claims to be -- a solid introduction to the various solar power technologies that you can employ in your home. From a cheap, homemade solar oven to all the issues you need to consider when going full-scale PV, it's fascinating. In fact, after reading this book, we're well on our way to putting in a solar water heatg system.