Robatoy wrote:

Amazing. here I was going on about solar hot-water-in-floor
heating...seeing if I could get a nibble out of Morris, and here he
was, shamelessly promoting his passive panels. panels which would
certainly be part of any building I would be doing.

I knew you weren't serious, because a parabolic collector is either too
lossy or too expensive for space heating.

BTW, you should be able to pick up a small fork lift for less than $1K.
I found a small propane lift which /didn't/ need work earlier this year
in Davenport, IA for $350.

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Morris Dovey
DeSoto Solar
DeSoto, Iowa USA
http://www.iedu.com/DeSoto/