Frugal and Energy Efficient Living

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You'd have to have one heck of a solar array, as well as one huge storage system (batteries) to be able to have enough electricity to heat it.

One of my closest friends have 1000 watts in panels which they are able to turn frequently during the day to catch the sun.

They also have a $3500 battery for storage and would never dream of using an electric heater for anything, consumption is too high.

Even then, they have to use a generator now and then to keep their fridges running in the seasons/weather where there is not enough sun to keep that huge battery charged (battery is about 1/2 the size of a refrigerator and takes 4 strong men to move it).

There are however composting/solar toilets where your "stuff" goes out the wall(facing south so it gets the sun) into what looks like a mini greenhouse - literally "bakes" ur shit, and makes excellent compost for gardens, even inside plants - once it's baked, no odor at all.

so when you flush, out it goes into the passive solar "greenhouse" - and from what I've read, only requires being emptied every month or so.

I had to change computers recently, so no longer have the bookmarks for it - but they are out there.

google solar toilets, find a forum just for that, they are out there also.

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these solar toilets require only a tiny bit of water to flush.

happy hunting

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