How can I build my own solar panel?
Actually, it can work. But once the linoleum is there, the tile will be worthless. It will be easier and cheaper to just rip up the entire floor tile and all and start over than it will be to clean all the adheasive off of the tile. If you are sure you want the linoleum anyway, you can go to a place like Home Depot, and get a floor leveler system that is ok to be used over tile. They have it, I have purchased it before. If the tile is glazed (shiny and slipery rather than rough feeling) then you will more than likely need to remove the glazing with sanding or grinding, or etch the glazing with an acid compound such as a muriatic acid mix. I have done this sucessfully when installing 12 x 12 natural stone tile over existing glazed tile in a rental unit before. It work VERY well, as the original tile was in excellent shape and had a concrete backerboard under. Once you have the glazing etched or removed, if needed, and have the floor leveled. you don't absulutely have to, but it would be an excelent idea to install a special plywood underlayment designed for use under linoleum or vinyl flooring. This will have to be glued to the prepared tile surface with a special adheasive. They have this at the Home Center as well. After that, it is just as simple as glueing the flooring down just as any other installation. The reason I wrote all that was to show that it is in fact possible and the outcome is very satisfactory if done right. In the end though, most times it will be easier to rip it up and install the linoleum. Hope that helps.
A Solar Panel means an array of photovoltaic cells arranged in a weatherproof casing so that they can be efficiently exposed to light. You can make one yourself using available photovoltaic cells, but it will be cheaper to buy a ready made solar panel. The makers of solar panels buy photovoltaic cells in very large quantities and can get them a lot cheaper than you can. As mentioned by other answerers, it is not practical to attempt to make a photovoltaic cell yourself. If you still want to make a solar panel by yourself, the basic plan is to buy and test the appropriate array of photovoltaic cells. You must possess the electrical knowledge to be able to select and size your cells and connect them to meet your requirements. Then you will know the required size for your panel. Have a glass shop cut you a rectangle of opaque acrylic plastic for the back panel, and a sheet of tempered glass of the same size for the front panel. A sheet metal shop can fabricate a frame of aluminum channel to go around the edges. By this point you will have all you need, and the final assembly will be obvious. It will also be abundantly obvious why you would be much happier if you had bought a factory made panel to begin with. Have fun!
This Site Might Help You. RE: can you lay ceramic tile outside? We want to put ceramic tile on our front porch, its fully covered but we were told you had to put porceline tile outside not ceramic. Does anyone know or have you done this?
Hello There, The Tile Council of North America (in the link) is the authority on the installation of ceramic tile and stone. Most specifications for installation methods come for this organization. Their FAQ's page addresses your question, and if you cannot find out the information you need from the manufacturer of your tile, I'd find a tile specifically rated for it. The conditions of your install may not be the same as others who have used a tile not rated frost-resistant, and you might be the unlucky one to have a failure. Usually a manufacturer submits his product to an outside source for testing to determine whether or not the tile in question is dense enough to absorb enough moisture. This moisture in the pores of the tile can cause cracking during the thawing process when temperatures have fallen below freezing. I know there are several lines of porcelain tile from the major companies such as Dal-Tile, American Olean, and Crossville that are under $2.50s/f that would fall into a frost-resistant category.
