Solar heater

Here is a solar heater I made a couple of years ago that has been helping to heat my home. This by far the best thing I have ever built in terms of saving me money.

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Howto & Style

Tags:

• solar
• panel
• heater
• green
• energy
• cheap
• heat

[wyattlisadana]

intake should be at very bottom silly.

[gearhead48]

Not necessarily. If I put it at the very bottom the air return would run along the floor. Causing a great deal of unusable space along my garage wall inside. I had to put it that high so I can still store cabinets and such right against the wall. The system is powered by a powerful blower. I don't have to rely on convection at all. When the cold air comes in it rolls to the bottom of the panel anyway, just as if it were at the bottom to begin with. If anything it aids the air mixing process.

[gearhead48]

Thanks for watching!

[sharon102645]

Way to go, how many square foot of glass are you running?

[Barnie2275]

wow very cool! (no pun intended)