CHEAPEST SOLAR HOME HEATER INSTALL PART 2

[EvendimataE]

how much $ do you save in a month?

[FidelKastrat]

it also looks very good - very important as well !

[johnnnyreb51]

How do you make "Hot AIR" when the unit is not in the sun?

[ebertmadwoman]

what do you make yours out of? 

[donsjuand]

Keep it up guys :) Just curious, why tape the holes? esthetics? Have you ever considered using a generic thin aluminum sheet flat adhered to thin board or a cheap and light material such as eggcrate with a thin frame around it? Also what is the reasoning to use a fan? Does it increase heat flow vs. natural hot rise drafts enough to earn its cost to buy and run? What is the reasoning?

[mmmlllzzz100]

hi,does the fan have a probe for the thermostat or is it on the casing of the fan?Also can you reverse the fan around so it pushes cold air into the intake (which is way more efficient than sucking warm air)?

[spider69man]

How do you get heat at night?

[jeffmolly1]

@spider69man it's heated from the sun. it doesnt put out heat at night.

[apunkfromatl]

@jeffmolly1 NO heat at night?!?! What do you do then?? What if there's no sun out in the day?

What do you use as heat???

[2JobsStillPoorUSA]

@spider69man The idea is to supplement your existing furnace. My furnace only runs when it gets below 65*F at night. Which with a sufficiently insulated house doesn't occur until early morning. My furnace during the day is set @68*F it barely if ever runs during the day. I don't have one exactly like this, I designed mine as a "winter only" heater that sits in a south facing window and is removable in spring/summer. These really work!

[garyshouse305]

add some cheap wall mirrors during cold weather to increase the solar gain.

[ncbookz]

@garyshouse305 it would be better to add rocks or brick in route of the system then you would have heat at night also!

[granitestatedave]

From the sound of the wind in the background, maybe you should consider a wind turbine.

[tdk1955]

@granitestatedave That's funny cause they sell wind turbines, there is at least 4 mounted on the roof of that building.

[catalinsimion2]

Hmm, your solar panel is not mounted to be directly in the sun. I'm wondering why you didn't choose an appropriate wall ?

[jeffmolly1]

@catalinsimion2

it's mounted on a south facing wall.

[superdplum]

where did you get your fan?

[jeffmolly1]

i get it at missouri wind and solar

[silverbird58]

i think its pretty sleek

[samueladams7]

Why not reverse the blower and filter? -- Blower on bottom, filter on top of wall. This way you don't have the power cord just hanging there.

[jeffmolly1]

the idea is to draw cold air from your floor and heat it ..

[samueladams7]

Okay BUT I was thinking blowing the air UP through the unit with blower on the bottom, drawing the cooler air INTO the unit at the bottom forcing it out the top so the AC cord doesn't just hang along the wall as seen in the video.

[jeffmolly1]

the blower is not set up to do that.

[batteryphil]

Do you know the power out in watts? I have some small space heaters that are 1500watts, how does that compare?

[jeffmolly1]

Our heater puts out 1200 to 2400 watts in heat energy. So on average it will put out more than 1500 watts.

[GUILDGOB]

What kind of black magic did you use to line those holes up perfectly inside to out?

[jeffmolly1]

The outside holes were off by about 1/8". Nothing we weren't able to trim away to get a good fit. It's really pretty easy to install. You could also use a long 1/4" drill bit for a pilot hole and hold it as level as you can as you drill through.

thanks JEFF

[sharon102645]

Nice clean job.

[eyesoverskies]

This is an excellent product, i want one!

[wyattlisadana]

who's that sexy guy??

[wyattlisadana]

what a great video very informative