Jan
24
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In order to give you a fair assessment of the information contained within this guide, we purchased a copy of GreenDIYEnergy so we could provide you with an unbiased review of this product. We rate the product from 1-5 in several areas which we will cover individually so that when you finish reading this review, you know exactly what to expect if you decide to purchase it.
Company Name: GreenDIYEnergy
Product: Renewable Energy DIY Ebook - Claims to provide you with all the information that you need to build a solar panel, or wind turbine.
Year Established: 2009
When you first visit the site you will be presented with the usual sales hype. How you can “save 10,000’s off the retail price”, testimonials from past customers, and various bonus materials etc…
The fact is that yes, you CAN save a lot of money by building these yourself. Depending on the size of your system, and how many panels you intend to construct will of course determine your actual cost outlay and long term savings. We wish these pages weren’t so “salesy” but I guess thats just part of the business.
Now on to the product.
If you have never purchased an e product” before, it works like this. After you make payment you will be directed to the download page that looks like this.
You will first be presented with an option to get the whole thing sent to you on a DVD… but this isn’t free. You will have to pony up another $17 to have the DVD sent to you in the mail. So if you want to watch the instructional videos on your TV instead of your computer monitor, you will have to pay for it. They do offer to throw in a few added little “bonuses” as an incentive to purchase the product on DVD.
Next you will be asked for your name and email so they can send you product updates and renewable energy “trends and techniques”. No idea what that means but you can unsubscribe at any time if you don’t find the information useful.
When you scroll down you will see the various links to download the products and bonus materials.
The videos are also on this same page. There are a total of 6 solar panel videos, and 8 wind turbine videos (4 for building one from ABS, 4 for building one from wood). You also have the option of downloading the videos and saving them to your computer.
There are 5 bonuses on the main download page, and 2 on the wind turbine video page. The bonuses don’t have a lot of real value in and of themselves, mostly stuff that you can find free anywhere on the internet. But the fact that they are included is helpful because they relate to the product and may save you some searching around.
Some of the bonuses offered with this guide are;
- DIY Solar Guide Bonus - Electrical Wiring Plans for Solar Panels
- DIY Solar Guide Bonus - Installing and Mounting Solar Panels Guide
- DIY Solar Guide Bonus - Energy Consumer Guide
- DIY Solar Guide Bonus - PV Solar Panel Array Sizing Worksheet
- DIY Solar & Wind Guide Bonus - Solar & Wind Tax Credits & Rebates
- DIY Wind Turbine Guide Bonus - Wind Map Resources
- DIY Wind Turbine Guide Bonus - Renewable Energy Guide
We watched all of the videos and read the instructional material in the PDF’s. The first thing we rate a product on is the quality and completeness of the information, and they way it is presented. On some guides of this type there is either no narration, or the videos look like they were shot with a cell phone camera. Such is not the case here.
Videos
We felt the videos were of professional quality and they didn’t skip over a lot of steps in the assembly process. Our rating of the videos from 1-5 is 5.
PDF Guides.
There are 2 basic guides associated with the solar portion of the package. One is an introduction to photovoltaics, and one called the $98 solar panel. There are 2 wind turbine guides, an introduction to wind energy, and a step by step guide. The content of the PDF’s was well laid out with a good amount of quality illustrations. Our rating of the PDF guides from 1-5 is 5.
Support.
Another aspect that we rate is how well do they respond to technical support questions. We sent 2 test emails through the support area of the site and received a reply within 2 hours with the correct answer to our questions. Our rating of the Support from 1-5 is 5.
Price
Another important consideration is the price of the product. At $49.97 it is right in line with the other DIY Energy Guides of this type. (Hint, wait for the exit offer after clicking off the page to receive a $10 discount.)
Our rating of the price of the product from 1-5 is 4.
Overall, we felt that this DIY guide was complete in every way, and the quality of the videos was above par. The material includes detailed explanations of the technical side of how solar and wind energy work, as well as a large selection of DVD quality videos that allow you to follow along as they construct a solar panel or wind turbine.
To summarize our review of GreenDIYenergy.
It is a good product, with easy to follow instructions including high quality videos and illustrations. Is it worth the price of $49.97? ($39.97 if you wait for the exit offer).. Yes we think so. The gist of it is that you will get all the information that you need to build a working solar panel, or wind turbine yourself. Do you have to be an engineer to understand the schematics and diagrams? No, but some expertise in basic electrical systems, with the ability to solder and work with smaller components is helpful. Is this information available for free elsewhere on the internet? Yes and No. You could probably spend a couple of days searching and manage to find about the same amount of information to get a working project off the ground, but if you consider your time valuable (like I do) and don’t want to waste a lot of time piecing the information together, then you may be better served by spending the money.
What didn’t we like?
We really didn’t like the fact that you have to pay an extra $17 to get the product on DVD, but there are probably costs involved with this process that must be covered.
GreenDIYEnergy is an accredited member of the Better Business Bureau, and they offer a full, no hassle refund if you are not satisfied (within 60 days) which is good.
Visit the GreenDIYEnergy Site.
