Window Heater, makes more heat, can stay all year

We made this window heater a few years back. It works great. It is all wood and only have aluminum inside for thermal storage. I need to replace some of the tinfoil. This unit can heat my 590sq/ft mobile home by itself when the temperature outside is above 40 F and the sun is shining. Above 50 F and it will be to hot inside. The temperature inside the unit gets up to 130 F. This unit saved me a lot of money back when I used oil to heat.
It has 3 pieces of glass We got from Lowe's. Each class has a rubber double sided tape type of foam seal.
The lead works both to close the unit in the summer and in the winter the aluminum makes the unit produce extra heat. So we don't have to take it down in the summer.

I almost forgot. The wood was all free, yes I recycled it. this play small like wood all winter, so find a wood that smell good to you and use it.

I did not paint the sides of the unit black because I do not want it making heat in the summer. That being said, i do need to look at painting it some color, maybe white of blue. The next one I make would have the cross pieces inside painted black.

I may go back later and make the unit self closing to prevent airflow at night.

This unit is also facing west so it starts making heat around noon. I would add one to the east side but did not have a window there. The south side has trees blocking the sun.

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[dalbenton]

well yeah,the point is why have heating on hot summer days ????

[tiggeroush]

@dalbenton I think you did not even watch the video. It has a door to close on hot days

[nx2overide]

Great idea!! I was wondering about the big solar heater I’m building I would like to leave it up in the summer but I don’t want the sun to be able to hit the cans.. duu just add a couple hinges and a piece of wood..

[tiggeroush]

@nx2overide that's about it, and a latch to keep the wind from blowing it open.

[wyattlisadana]

good idea but you're kinda messy. ha ha

[tiggeroush]

Thanks, I think... I do need to clean up a bit.

[soilfit]

keep up the good work...it's creative and THAT is what matters first :)

[trailkeeper]

nice

[SUPERPHANTAZM]

Mankind will survive.