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Converting your own home into a solar house is one of the popular trends in UK nowadays. This could be for the reason of saving up energy consumption, for some environmental concerns or just for fame because it is the "IN" today as stated in the slogan "Green Is In" that you can also see in several posters and banners.
Well, before you let yourself driven by the green mob, do you know what you are entering into? Do you know the basic factors that a homeowner shall consider before deciding to convert his home into a solar house? Do you know what you need to buy in order to accomplish what you want? Do you know that different kinds of stuff that you will buy? And do you know your options?
However, the first and foremost question that most starters shall address shall be related to their purpose or objective. Ask yourself, to what purpose you need to make your own solar house? What are you going to do with it?
There are at least two (2) general answers in answering this fundamental question. Putting up a solar house can either be because it will be used for water heating or it will be used to generate electricity. These two form the most basic classification of solar panels as well.
On the one hand, the solar panel is commonly being used to convert cold water into hot water for bathing and washing clothes and dishes. This is specially vital in UK, where the weather is really cold. People that utilized this type of solar energy system usually aim to cut their costs from conventional energy consumption in order to save money. According to some statistics, heating up water for bathing and washing accounts for more than 70% of the household energy consumption. This only proves how important this is to the lives of people in UK. Hence, by using alternative and renewable energy, every household will really save a lot.
On the other hand, solar energy systems are being installed for solar house because of electrification. This kind of solar panel is the one that really converts the radiation from the sun into solar energy. This electricity can be used in all electric appliances and devices in your house. Unlike the first kind of solar panel that only absorbs the heat from the sun and transfer the heat to a container to make the water warm, this second kind of solar panel is able to store energy for the use of the household at night.
