| In the years to come, you can expect your | | | | average man or woman can't do that is required |
| electricity bills to skyrocket. So anything you can | | | | to build a water heating system. |
| do to reduce the costs now will ultimately save | | | | The best part is that the plans for such a system |
| even more later on. | | | | are available on line for about 30 bucks. I used |
| Building a DIY solar water heating system using | | | | one of them to get my initial experience with |
| homemade solar panels and parts is probably the | | | | solar power. Believe me, after building a DIY solar |
| easiest way to take advantage of solar. It is also | | | | water heating system you will be confident and |
| the easiest project for a newcomer to build and | | | | competent enough to do larger projects. |
| the best place to start. | | | | And not only is it educational, but you will never |
| The storage tanks can be substantially larger than | | | | feel pride like what you will feel when you are |
| your current 30 to 50 gallon electric model. And | | | | showing it off to your neighbors. There is just |
| they can be run for a small fraction of the price | | | | something about doing it yourself. |
| with a life span of twice as long. | | | | If you need further motivation, the average |
| The systems are easy to build for the average | | | | water heater cost about $40 a month to operate. |
| skilled guy (or gal) that is familiar with a ruler and | | | | The average cost for building a solar powered unit |
| saw. You will also need the ability to follow specific | | | | is about $200. A 200 dollar investment that pays |
| instructions. Other than that, there is nothing the | | | | you $40 a month is a no-brainer. |