Environmental Friendliness The good thing about solar energy installed for homes is that the system is very efficient and environmentally friendly. You can let your kids go to different areas of the house without having to worry about pollution and poisoning. Getting a system also means that you are saving the surroundings from stress and other pollutants in the years to come. DIY Solar Power Before, solar power or solar cell panels are only available in commercial areas and hardware stores. Nowadays, more and more people are trying DIY or do it yourself kits. You can expect to have your own setup in just one day, provided that you have an easy kit to start with. Solar power can be achieved right in your very own home, without the help of a professional. Convection is the heat transfer by a moving fluid such as water or air. Radiation is the direct transfer of heat through space via electromagnetic waves coming from a warmer object to a cooler object. Choosing the Application Knowing the various types of heat transfer will help you choose the ideal application that will ultimately become beneficial for your home or office. The positive terminal of the meter must link to the uncooked sheet. The negative terminal must link to the cooked sheet. Dissolve two tablespoons of salt into a few cups of water. Pour right into the plastic bottle, allowing the water level to rise about 1 inch from the top of the sheet. Put the bottle out in the sun and observe the meter. This is probably the main reason as to why the people during those times, especially in native South and North America, as well as in other parts of the world, worshipped the Sun. Ancient Greece built temples devoted to worshipping their sun deities, namely, Helio and Apollo. Also, the Greek s use of solar energy were not limited to religious purposes, as they even used the solar energy system to incorporate passive solar design in the construction of their houses. The Third Type Active solar pool heating involves the use of pumps to properly circulate the water in the pool via solar collectors to heat and then return to the pool. The pool becomes a storage medium for heated water so you do not need any more water storage tanks. If you use active solar pool heating, you can extend the swim periods of the family and reduce the heating costs of maintaining the pool.