The Handbook of Solar Air Heating Systems. DIY Home Solar Power Panels

http://www.ush2.com/where_to_start.htm How to heat your home with solar hot air. This is so simple, some wood, and glass, and you can get the glass for free, listen to the promo. This book has solar hot air heaters that will pay for themselves in weeks or a month or two. Step by Step, full illustrations and complete materials lists.

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Ever notice that any solar heater on the outside actually block sunrays and leaving a shadow behind it... It is far cheaper to put a aluminium foil reflector on the ground to reflect the sunlight that would otherwise hit the ground unused. Also put more reflectors in the area that can reflect sunlight back against the colder, damper northern side of your house.

more: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-iBBzTY11hw&feature=related

Closet door mirrors for solar heating

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@danie1murphy It appears that we are being fed red herrings by those who are protecting their energy businesses by being misled to believe that photovoltaics is the only way to go. This is utterly false! Photovoltaics just converts sunlight into electricity at very low efficiency, much sunlight get wasted! Mirrors reflects almost 100% of sunlight and heat to whatever you use it for, heatiing, lighting, cooking, even burning a hole through a steel plate!  I wonder about fiberoptics.
junkyardnut 1 month ago
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@danie1murphy maybe they are assuming that we dont want solar energy simply because it rises and set everyday. It is not a question of wanting solar energy or not, it is a question of cutting down our dependence on fossil fuel, etc. We need it badly now! Or the rich will be the onlly one still able to afford fossiil fuel at skyrockiting prices..
junkyardnut 1 month ago
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Not all homes have North sides, no matter what hemisphere we're on. Lots of homes are built side by side or stacked to apartment buildings. Anyhow I do like your idea, it can save people with North walls/windows energy. Or South walls on the southern hemisphere.
maggzzz10 9 months ago
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@maggzzz10 The energy industry is practicing damage control through peddling those energy trinkets like LEDs, photovoltaics, etc to reduce revenue losses through energy conservation. The real 800 pound gorilla in energy conservation is direct sunlight by reflection to heat indoors that could smash the energy industry into a deep depression.

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@maggzzz10 if you have no northern side, you can still use east or west sides anyhow. it all depends on the mountings of the reflectors. It can be done like TV satellites or on top of poles. If you can find a spot to mount at least 4 by 8 foot refector, it is going to be worth the investment. Heat generated by this humble dimension is really huge!! equivalent to your average wall heater. The closer the reflector is to your unit the more powerful it s.
junkyardnut 3 months ago

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foxtrot I also fantasized about removing my entire roof and replace it with an entire sunroof or greenhouse top as a second floor with normal insulated floor to keep the hot sun out but let the winter sun in all around. This is the ulitmate !

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HOW I MADE A SOLAR POP CAN FURNACE / HEATER

THIS IS A 64 CAN , MY FIRST TRY AT MAKING ONE SO I MADE A VIDEO OF IT

Uses step bit to cut 3 holes, high heat mortar or aluminum gutter glue, set in a piece of gutter with styroform to keep cans straight, high heat paint
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made one similar to this but larger so I could space the can rows apart about two inches and installed a mirror under them. The cans I painted flat black all around and used the foam insulation on the bottom and sides of the box. I used 10 stacked cans by 10 rows and this set up produced enough heat that it made my small home shop 95 degrees by noon. I live in an open area with no trees and it was a full sunny day with outside temp @ 35 the mirror helps to reflect heat to the back of cans
EIBBOR2654 3 days ago
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@EIBBOR2654 cool do you have any pics or videos would love to see
richallenmusic 3 days ago
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Sorry, I dont understand why you would want this? If the sun was out and it's warm out, I dont get why you would need hot air indoors?
D0ct0rh4gg4rd 2 months ago
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@D0ct0rh4gg4rd hi its for the winter when its cold
richallenmusic 2 months ago 15
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is that just black paint or what?
ihaveaverybadcold 4 months ago
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@ihaveaverybadcold just black high temp paint like for a grill you can get at lowes or wal mart
richallenmusic 4 months ago

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Easier way.. get a sheet of Insulfoam from Home Depot. Measure you window and make a box out of the foam ONLY. Paint the inside black and cans. Put a ledge across the bottom. Make hole along top and bottom. Insert a small computer fan run by solar charger. Then place this unit into the windows from the INSIDE of the house. It is very lightweight and can be taken down when summer returns. Produces 120-150F heat.
sc00b3rt 1 year ago 5

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