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Originally posted by JEFutch: .. house being constructed to get the most possible? If you live in the South, this would be the north-facing side, and if you live in northern climates, that would be the side facing south.
Never thought of living in Australia as living 'in the South' and living in the Bahamas or Florida as living in 'northern climates'.
Just as an aside, the best laid plans of mice and men....
Everest , a company famous for double glazing, once double glazed England's highest pub, as an advertisement for the product.They've now diversified into solar panels. So they went back to this pub and installed their system, covering the roof with panels, all for their next TV ad.They paid the landlord £90,000 for that. All fine,they shot the ad. As soon as it appeared, the local council issued an enforcement notice demanding the panels be removed Commercial buildings always require planning consent for such installations and alterations, as do many private houses. The company has now sought retrospective consent
Ah well, advertising men are creative artists, above the realities of this sordid world
I do hope that, unlike our newly-departed member above, they were wise enough to have the panels actually facing the sun. (Or does the sun in the southern part of England shine on the northern exposure of houses?)
Posts: 19011 | Location: Lincoln Place, Granite City, IL, USA | Registered: 06-03-02
Best sunny aspect for us is slightly to the South-West But as its Rain,Rain, Rain at the moment .We are Not concerned about Poxy solar heating of any form or description.Priority is keeping water out of the House and maintaining Adequate drainage .
PS With the credit crunch they are going to be a very poor value Purchase
Posts: 14515 | Location: 6 miles west of Wigan UK | Registered: 06-05-02
Thanks for reminding us, Bedstor.It's raining so hard at the moment that the satellite TV here went down briefly because there was so much water landed on the dish it interrupted the signal
Ditto here yesterday the Picture kept breaking up without warning Can run OK down to just under 20% signal strength Best signal locally under normal conditions is only 55% tops(Mind you we are sheltered from the Transmitter by a hill) Could get a good signal like the remoter parts of Southern Ireland who mount their Terrestial aerials on the Top of a 30ft plus Pole to recieve UK broadcasts from Wales (allowing for the Curvature of the Earth) Ditto Ulster TV to the North Daft looking lash-up but it works
Posts: 14515 | Location: 6 miles west of Wigan UK | Registered: 06-05-02
Never thought of living in Australia as living 'in the South' and living in the Bahamas or Florida as living in 'northern climates'. 
Commercial buildings always require planning consent for such installations and alterations, as do many private houses. The company has now sought retrospective consent
