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Let's Talk about Solar Screens!
Well, my next door neighbor cut down three trees that gave my house AND my ac units a lot of shade. The house is noticeably warmer now in the afternoon without that shade, and after my a/c scare, I want to do something to mitigate this.
Who has solar screens, and how effective are they? What happens in the Winter? Does my heater have to work harder since I'm not getting the radiant heat through the windows anymore? I've got a guy coming tomorrow to give a quote, who assures me the solar screen will act as sort of a radiant barrier in the Winter and help keep the heat in the house. That seems a little optimistic. Thoughts? |
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My neighbor has them and swears by them. I’d have them if my wife didn’t declare that they’re “ugly”. My house faces due west at the end of a street so I get a lot of hot afternoon sun.
Do you have electric heat or something? My gas heaters barely run to keep the house warm in the winter, plus the electric bills in the winter are a third of what they are in the summer. If you can make significant gains in the summer anything lost in the winter should be negligible. |
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I've always thought they were kinda ugly, too, but I see lots of people in my neighborhood have them. |
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I have solar screens.
I have several double/side-by-side windows. As the guy was installing then, I could easily feel the heat difference between windows with new screens and windows without. Installed in the late 90's. On the south, east, and west side of my house gets blistering south Louisiana sun. I've re-used the frames he made, and installed new material and rubber screen splines. 20 or so years sun bleached them. If you are a DIY guy, all the supplies to make the screens yourself are on Amazon...that includes frame making material. It isn't rocket science. Your a/c and electric bill will notice the difference. |
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You guys have winter?
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Also look into the 3m window tint/impact covering. It helps with both the sun and make your glass more impact resistant.
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The ice days off from work are incredible down here....so many frozen overpasses and too many overconfident undertrained drivers in large 2wd trucks...makes for really entertaining tv.
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3M tint in particular doesn't seem to be sold over the counter anyway, you'd have to find a commercial installer to put it up. I'm guessing that's going to be a lot more than I want to spend. I just want to do something to make up for the loss of the shade trees. It's funny, the neighbor who cut the trees down has already had one of his units fail, needing a new fan, and I had a capacitor fail, all within a week of the trees being removed. I'm convinced that shading the units from the direct sun is the best way to keep them from dying. |
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I plan on having him come over for a quote next week. |
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We do "black out" shades here at our house. That really makes a difference in keeping things a LOT cooler.
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I had my units put on the north side for all day shade, and kept the evap coils out of the attic. We built some similar to this for my dads units, his neighbor did the same but made them shaped like wishing wells (internet photo): |
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I just put my A/C unit on the north side of the house. And use shades on the south side. That's pretty much my entire strat.
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Very good friend of mine owns a company that makes them. He's making some for my house, so I'll let you know
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16 screens (two separate screens for the window with an arch at the top) for $ 840 |
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Update:
Solar screens installed on back and one side of the house, and what a difference. The heat is virtually gone, and the blazing afternoon sun isn't blinding anymore. With the blinds shut, there's virtually no glare on the TV, either. We'll see what effect it has on the electric bill, but it's got to help just a little bit. |
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