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motoged
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| Quote: | Originally posted by ncampion
So great, all you need to do is live in a tropical latitude house with a dirt floor and a corragated steel roof to reap the benefits of this device.
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Please remember that a significant portion of this planet may be considered "third world". Not everyone can retire to Baja...
Don't believe everything you think....
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Marinero
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| Quote: | Originally posted by vandenberg
Very clever.
I remember a friend of mine who had natural lighting from a gadget that looked like a fixture. Went all the way from a pitched roof entrance, through
a column, into the ceiling fixture and, without any power, supplied light to the whole room.
Anyone remember this? |
Sure do! A friend of mine had a couple in an old house is Sacramento, Ca. Lit up a very dark bath and hall all the way through a very high attic.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Marinero
| Quote: | Originally posted by vandenberg
Very clever.
I remember a friend of mine who had natural lighting from a gadget that looked like a fixture. Went all the way from a pitched roof entrance, through
a column, into the ceiling fixture and, without any power, supplied light to the whole room.
Anyone remember this? |
Sure do! A friend of mine had a couple in an old house is Sacramento, Ca. Lit up a very dark bath and hall all the way through a very high attic.
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Old people are like the old cars, made of some tough stuff. May show a little rust, but good as gold on the inside.
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greengoes
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Don't forget to add the bleach to stop the algae from forming in the bottles.
For those people, living in constant drab it is a miracle. For most of us remember the old saying, "A skylight puts a hole in a pefectly good roof."
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Pompano
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Marinero
| Quote: | Originally posted by vandenberg
Very clever.
I remember a friend of mine who had natural lighting from a gadget that looked like a fixture. Went all the way from a pitched roof entrance, through
a column, into the ceiling fixture and, without any power, supplied light to the whole room.
Anyone remember this? |
Sure do! A friend of mine had a couple in an old house is Sacramento, Ca. Lit up a very dark bath and hall all the way through a very high attic.
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And another sure do!
A buddy of mine who has a home in Costa Rica has used this and says it works great, plus he loves the simplicity...not to mention the economy!
http://www.top10costarica.com/
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"Whoever came up with this idea was brilliant"
What took them so long to figure this out. The sun has been around for a long time.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by AmoPescar
Vandenburg...
Maybe it was a 'SOLATUBE'
http://www.solatube.com/residential/index.php
The amount of light they redirect is pretty substantial. Really a good way to light up a dark room!
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| Quote: | Originally posted by vandenberg
Very clever.
I remember a friend of mine who had natural lighting from a gadget that looked like a fixture. Went all the way from a pitched roof entrance, through
a column, into the ceiling fixture and, without any power, supplied light to the whole room.
Anyone remember this? |
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Drove by the factory yesterday!
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Barry A.
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I have 5 of those solar light tubes in my house-------mine are called "SOLA TUBES", and I love them. They even transfer moon light into the house
when the moon is full and bright.
I have one each (8 inches) in the 2 bathrooms, and one in the hall, and two big 14 inch diameter one's in the living room and kitchen. Only use elec.
lights at night with these things--------and they are relatively cheap.
There are other brands that are even cheaper, but I opted for the SOLA TUBES since they appeared to be the best designed, to me.
Barry
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DianaT
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Barry A.
They even transfer moon light into the house when the moon is full and bright.
Barry |
Is there a way to "turn them off" if you don't want the moon light at night or if you want dark during the day?
Really like the concept.
[Edited on 10-12-2011 by DianaT]
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Barry A.
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That's never been a problem for us, Diana, but we are not hyper-sensitive to light at night.
The only way that I know of to "turn them off" is to put something over the rooftop dome where the sunlight enters the "tube". We have never tried
that. There is no heat transfer, so presumably you could block the light with something put on the ceiling to block the light!?!?!?!?!?
Like I say, that has never bothered us. People that are not aware of them are startled when they first come in our house, tho as they are VERY
bright, especially during the summer months when the sun is directly overhead---------me??? I love the brightness as I am partially blind anyway (or
so Meredith tells me) 
Barry
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| Quote: | Originally posted by wilderone
"Whoever came up with this idea was brilliant"
What took them so long to figure this out. The sun has been around for a long time. |
Cut a hole in your roof and you've got it. Getting light when the sun is up is no bigge IMO. Maybe I'm missing something. Store the light in the
bottle and emit it when it's dark - that would be noteworthy.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Skipjack Joe
| Quote: | Originally posted by wilderone
"Whoever came up with this idea was brilliant"
What took them so long to figure this out. The sun has been around for a long time. |
Cut a hole in your roof and you've got it. Getting light when the sun is up is no bigge IMO. Maybe I'm missing something. Store the light in the
bottle and emit it when it's dark - that would be noteworthy. |
This invention is not useful for most people living under "western" conditions, but for people living in shanties, who can't afford glazing and can't
have an open hole in the roof to let in the torrential rain, and for whom putting on an electric light during the day represents a major expense, this
is a godsend.
Still puzzled by the grown-ups. Still happy in the sunshine.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by mcfez
| Quote: | Originally posted by Marinero
| Quote: | Originally posted by vandenberg
Very clever.
I remember a friend of mine who had natural lighting from a gadget that looked like a fixture. Went all the way from a pitched roof entrance, through
a column, into the ceiling fixture and, without any power, supplied light to the whole room.
Anyone remember this? |
Sure do! A friend of mine had a couple in an old house is Sacramento, Ca. Lit up a very dark bath and hall all the way through a very high attic.
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i have personally, with my own hands, installed at least 500 of these on composition shingle roofs. 4/12 pitch is perfect! less than that and it gets
tight. in new construction we devised a method even the manufacturer hadn't thought of or listed in the instructions. i called for clarification one
time and the guy was stumped by my question. they never considered new construction techniques!
they are awesome! in fact, i wrote a step by step for BajaGringo a couple of years ago. he may still have the file or if you need some help with your
install i can help.
if you are in san diego i can install them for you or if you know your way around a sawzall and a caulking gun, just ask!
[Edited on 10-12-2011 by woody with a view]
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I saw this on the national news just the other night (Diane Sawyer) and thought it was fantastic as they just used a clear water bottle! And the
water bag has never worked for me and I have tried several times......maybe I should not have used ziplock or do flys care?. hummmm. Nancy
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Bob and Susan
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well if you live in one of those metal roof "ovens" i'm sure its great
but for most of us in baja on the hot side it would be way too hot
the heat a plastic bottle with water in it would generate
would lose the benifit
even our double "pain" windows generate too much heat
i'll stick with batteries and regular electricty
and thickkkkkkkkkk cement or some kind of sealed foam
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Barry A.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bob and Susan
well if you live in one of those metal roof "ovens" i'm sure its great
but for most of us in baja on the hot side it would be way too hot
the heat a plastic bottle with water in it would generate
would lose the benifit
even our double "pain" windows generate too much heat
i'll stick with batteries and regular electricty
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Bob & Susan--------There is absolutely no heat transfer with 'SOLA TUBES' I can assure you (and it gets VERY hot in Redding, CA)--------don't know
about the plastic bottles, tho.
Barry
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Bob and Susan
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yes those solatubes are very good...ive seen them in action but...
water heats up
and then it heats the room
in the situation of the metal roof...the bottles are probably great but
for me no way
and who would live in a metal roof place in the desert
an oven for sure
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