- Paperback: 16 pages
- Publisher: Centre for Alternative Technology Publications; New edition edition (May 1993)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1898049017
- ISBN-13: 978-1898049012
- Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 4,792,425 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I was slightly gobsmacked to see how little information was included in this for the price. Particularly as several of the limited pages were used to list phone numbers and addresses such as the carbon trust. The information is competently presented, but in reality it is incredible expensive for what you get.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This book (if you can call it that) is no more than a brief introduction to the topic. I learned nothing new.
In effect it is just a little leaflet in spiral bound form. In my opinion it is a rip-off and a complete waste of money.
In effect it is just a little leaflet in spiral bound form. In my opinion it is a rip-off and a complete waste of money.
24 of 27 people found the following review helpful
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I imagine I'm like a lot of other people attracted to green technology and saving a bit of money, this book was recommended as a good primer.
It's not very helpful at whichever level you want advice. There is rather a lot of stating the obvious. The science and engineering in it is pretty poor, and the explanations are muddled. Calculating the payback period is important when deciding how much to invest, but this is poorly covered. There is little practical advice on system vendors, or if it's DIY, getting hold of parts, assembling a system and the "gotchas" to look out for.
After reading it I was not confident that I could scope a system for my house, or know the best place to buy, or get the bits to build one. And I'm an engineer by profession. As a guidebook it falls rather short of the mark. Perhaps a subsequent edition could be more rigorously reviewed and edited?
It's not very helpful at whichever level you want advice. There is rather a lot of stating the obvious. The science and engineering in it is pretty poor, and the explanations are muddled. Calculating the payback period is important when deciding how much to invest, but this is poorly covered. There is little practical advice on system vendors, or if it's DIY, getting hold of parts, assembling a system and the "gotchas" to look out for.
After reading it I was not confident that I could scope a system for my house, or know the best place to buy, or get the bits to build one. And I'm an engineer by profession. As a guidebook it falls rather short of the mark. Perhaps a subsequent edition could be more rigorously reviewed and edited?
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Great starting point
Nice easy, quick read of what seems to be a much more complex subject that I first thought. There's a similar book from the same publisher on DIY collectors which we also bought... Read more
Published 18 months ago by Fegswina
Cheap pamphlet
20 or so A6 size pages
Very Basic idiot guide stuff, not upto date.
Overall I found it Less than useless, cost to produce? I guess less than 50pence. Read more
Very Basic idiot guide stuff, not upto date.
Overall I found it Less than useless, cost to produce? I guess less than 50pence. Read more
Published on 26 Feb 2010 by Solar novice
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