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Show solar class to be taught ; CEDAR CITY -A free i orientation meeting i explaining a build-it-yourself solar hot water system will be conducted March 3 at 7:30 p.m. at the Cedar City Chamber of Commerce Building, 286 N. Main. Dr. Wayne B. Ringer, Utah State University Extension energy specialist will explain how a domestic solar hot water system works and will answer questions on individual heating problems and concerns. He said the system can supply 50 to 75 percent of the family's hot water needs over the year in Utah, where more solar radiation is received than in Florida. The cost of an average system one builds from a kit developed by the Arizona State University, College of Architecture, ranges from $750 to $1,000 to meet most of the family's hot water needs, Ringer said. Also about half the cost can be subtracted from incomes taxes' as a tax credit. People who don't have access to natural gas stand to benefit the most from the solar system, he pointed out. The cost of heating water with propane, fuel oil or electricity is generally much higher than with natural gas, so the payback pay-back period will range from less than two to no more than seven years. Where enough people with some mechanical skills indicate real interest, Ringer said he will conduct a follow-up workshop on a Friday vening and Saturday. ' Participants there will receive training in assembling a solar hot water heating kit for their own home installation and use. Ringer pointed out that these are not home-made solar systems put together from scrap parts. They are built from pre-engineered hardware kits approved by the Department of Housing and Urban Development for the Federal Housing Administration and Veterans Administration insured homes. Participants in the workshop, he assured, will receive instruction and help in assembling the solar hot water kit. They will also get instructions for installing and using it to their best advantage in greatly reducing their water heating bills. |