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www.nfpa.org Dan Doofus is back in a new NFPA public service announcement. This time, Dan learns some important safety lessons about home heating.

See it at www.hhohhu.com Heat your home with ordinary water…today! Earth’s most abundant energy source can be utilized to heat your home in the safest, most efficient way possible.

Heat your house with solar thermal (hot water) collectors. You can buy them, I made my own. 1 square foot of collector heats 1 1/2 US gallons of water 40 degrees farenheit in Pennsylvania, USA in winter. The more collectors you put up the more water volume you can heat. Most people use one of these collectors for domestic hot water, showers, etc. I used mine to heat my house. Of course insulate well first, then see if you can use this. You’ll need to add radiant floor heat system to get heat out of tank. It all cost about $2000 in materials, 3 x 4′ x 10′ collectors, tank, fittings, pipe, differential thermostat, pump, insulation, collector box, etc. tonyfixit.

Roger Bisby explains how to save energy around the home.