home made solar air heater/finished

home made solar air heater total cost to me £5, and has raised the temperature in the house by half

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• home
• made
• solar
• panel
• heater
• heating
• diy

[bloggycreek]

Nice heater! Did it cost much to build?

[humbertini900]

Not really total cost as mentioned in the description £5, just using waste from building site.

Thank you

[Maccan]

Good Job. Unfortunately you do not show a step-by-step process in the construction. Please make another video showing the construction and I sure many viewers will follow your design to heat their homes. Thank You

[bornfromground]

Don't forget to insulate the copper line running up the window sill, you don't wanna give a way heat in the winter.

NIce build by the way!

[NewChristianSoldiers]

What do you do when it is 5 degrees outside then this will produce heat of 10 degrees? Then what do you do throw on your arctic parka or crank up the thermostat to 50 degrees? It looks like this only warms up only one roomof your entire house so how do you heat the other rooms or do you huddle in the kitchen for the winters? This might be good for an small camper or shed but not ideal for a house.

[NewChristianSoldiers]

So if it is 20 degrees outside then this can bring in 40 degree air into your house an increase of 20 degrees? That doesn't seem very efficient at all.

[SmallWindTurbines]

Cool Project, I like it man.

[munkeeblue]

Tbh i think the reason you smell the paint is because of the heat its getting at it and as long as the heat is there there will be a smell. You should have used special heat proof paints. Im guessing you only used normal acrylics :P...... ah well its a nice idea :D you should tweak it and go all out and make a massive one :O lol

[theemurf]

@widdy2007 Empty cans. Together they form one long pipe, going up and down repeatedly, the air is circulated by an extractor fan (power by an electric solar panel) and is heated up by sunlight.

[cchanderson]

too bad you used gloss black instead of flat black, you lost 25% ;0(.

[widdy2007]

Are the cans empty cans of coke or are they still unopened?

[widdy2007]

@bscfrnd1 No More Nails have just released a new and improved one - it sticks in 10 seconds.

[magna59]

Great panel, but the connections 22 & 15 mm. I know the tempetation of not wanting to damage the house, but you've made all that effort to make a panel, and then waste a lot of the heat through not being willing to take a brick out of the wall. Take you courage in both hands and take a brick out so you can get the heat in !

[bscfrnd1]

@IbnAlla I used mine in the coldest month average temperature 40 F and my heating bill was reduced fro 300.00 US to 174.00. Its a good savings and I had a small unit. The only draw back i had was not being tied in to the central duct for more even heat distribution .