Dale Neese on thu 21 nov 02
Don't need much heat during the winter here in South Texas. So when I =
build my small studio some years ago I tried using passive solar stuff. =
Have 10 windows and one sliding glass door in the south facing wall. =
Right about now the sun is pouring through onto the gray painted =
concrete floor during most of the afternoon. With the building well =
insulated, weather stripped and closed during the night I don't have a =
huge drop off in the temperature. I pull down the shades to cover the =
windows and door at dark. That helps some on the night time heat loss. I =
can't remember it even getting close to freezing in there for days at a =
time. The bright sun coming in the windows during the winter is great. I =
do use shades to keep it from over heating while working but that is =
just how you adjust. I have had to turn on the small kiln once or more =
when there were a bunch of cloudy days in a row just to keep it from =
going near freezing at night. Now that I don't use the small kiln much =
any more, need the space and donating it to the school, I probably will =
get a small heater with a thermostat to take over. =20
I would suggest that for anyone going to build a shop or studio that =
they use the passive solar heating ideas and consider applying them to =
the construction.
Dale Tex
"across the alley from the Alamo"
San Antonio, Texas
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