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Product Overview:

GreenDIYEnergy is a comprehensive training package for the do-it-yourselfer covering the planning, building, and installation of solar energy systems and wind turbine systems. Overall, the instruction provided is clear and complete. If you follow the instructions, you will have a fully functional solar energy system for a fraction of the cost of a professionally installed system.

GreenDIYEnergy is the top DIY solar training on the market – an investment that will pay for itself many times over. The videos alone are worth the full price, as they clearly demonstrate the step-by-step building of the system.

The components of the training kit include:

• Step-by-step guide to building and maintaining solar systems
• The “$98 Solar Panel Guide” with instructions on building a solar panel
• Installing and Mounting Solar Panels Guide
• Electrical Wiring Plans for Solar Panels
• DIY Home Energy Audit
• Over 60 minutes of step-by-step DIY video instruction
• Build Your Own Wind Turbine Guide

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Cons:

• PDF Instruction Manual has good photos, but few.
• No information on construction for high stress environments (extreme weather or unusual environmental threats).
• Additional measures for increasing the system lifespan are omitted.

Pros:

• Videos demonstrating each step are quite detailed and worth the full price alone.
• Videos have a folksy easy-to-follow tone.
• The resulting system is more durable and easier to mount than the Earth4Energy system.
• The limitations of the homemade system versus a manufactured system are clearly laid out.
• Complete energy audit system, including a Cost Analysis Worksheet and a Photovoltaic System Load Worksheet in Excel format, is provided. Instruction provides training that will enable the user to not only build the solar energy system, but also repair it should any part become damaged.
• The Build Your Own Wind Turbine Guide is exceptionally clear and thorough