Yeah, we've seen the sun 3 days in 21 here in N. IL. We're always amazed at how much
sun we see when we get out to CO.
The dome greenhouse comes in kit form minus what you can get locally cheaply and
easily. The water tank they specify for the thermal battery is just a plastic tank
from a farm supply store.
Dave
----- Original Message -----
From: "jeff owens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, January 07, 2001 10:52 AM
Subject: [ecopath] Re: Thoughts for 2001
> Dave wrote:
> >We will be adding our dome greenhouse after we build our
> >passive solar earthship in the CO mountains in a couple
> >years.
>
> That should be a great solar location. Our climate is
> milder here but the clouds block the sun all winter and
> this kill most greenhouse designs. After a week of no
> sun the only heat around is underground. Another possible
> heat source is animals. Some animal systems are used in
> the third world countries for house heating but the idea
> isn't popular as sophistication increases. Our tolerance
> for manure is a little low <grin>.
>
> >In the middle of
> >the greenhouse is a 300 gallon water tank to raise aquatic
> >plants and to be a thermal battery in winter and summer.
>
> Aren't those water tanks pretty expensive?
>
> jeff
>
