Donald P. Dick Air Conditioning Blog: Posts Tagged ‘solar heating’

The Difference Between Active & Passive Solar Heating

Thursday, March 19th, 2015

The Difference Between Active & Passive Solar HeatingHomeowners in sunny regions can take advantage of both active and passive solar heating to keep their homes comfortable. Active heating captures sunlight, either as heat or electricity, to augment heating systems, while passive heating captures heat from the sun as it comes into your home through windows, roofs and walls to heat objects in your home. 

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Considering Solar Heating? Here’s What You Should Know Before You Buy

Tuesday, December 16th, 2014

Considering Solar Heating? Here's What You Should Know Before You BuyYou may have noticed in recent years that more homes have solar collectors on them for solar heating purposes. This type of system can supplement a forced-air HVAC system using clean energy to warm the interior of a home.  

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