My Experience With Make Natural Power
Posted: October 21st, 2009 | Author: Tim McDonald | Filed under: Wind | Tags: alternative energy, environment, hobby, home improvement, lighting, make natural power, men, money saving tips, renewable energy, society, solar energy, solar power, technology, Wind, wind power | No Comments »Over the past year a lot of diy energy guides have appeared on the internet, promising to teach even a complete technical newbie how to make their own home solar and wind power, and reduce their energy bills by up to 80%. One those guides happens to be Make Natural Power. But does it deliver what is promises? And is how does it stack up to the other guides?
The best thing about Make Natural Power is its cover. Everything beyond that was disappointing to say the least. Although it appears to have all the features of the the other guides, the information is very thin and not well-explained.
Good Aspects:
The only thing I liked about it was that you can eventually build your own solar panels and wind turbine, but it will take you forever if you are not technologically inclined.
Why it disappointed us:
* Poor drawings
Not only were the diagrams for both the solar and wind power instructions boring and dull, but they were badly labeled and and not even to scale.
* Low quality solar power system
The poor instructions and confusing drawings, made it difficult to replicate. This resulted in me having to make too many guesses and build a rubbish solar power system.
* Poor maintenance advice
While I eventually got my wind generator to work, it ended up breaking after 2 months. This could have been prevented if I was given correct advice on how to effectively maintain the wind turbine.
* Slow customer support
A lot of the time we had to contact customer service for assistance. But they were very slow to respond, and by the time they did reply we had either forgotten what the problem or had figured it out ourselves. On average, it will take over 5 days to get the answers you need.
Conclusion
Make Natural Power is like a cheap replica of Earth4Energy. It was poorly put together, lacked critical advice, and did nothing but frustrate me.
Tim McDonald recommends you rather try Earth4Energy for FREE, if you want to build a quality DIY Renewable Energy system and actually reduce your electricity bill.
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