this is a video of how to make a great hot box solar collector, using very simple techniques and tools. It took only 4 hours to make this box and two of these will reduce my energy consumption by 25% my home is only 1500 sq. ft. save the planet people, if you want help [...]
this is a video of how to make a great hot box solar collector, using very simple techniques and tools. It took only 4 hours to make this box and two of these will reduce my energy consumption by 25% my home is only 1500 sq. ft. save the planet people, if you want help to make one of these I’ll help you….just get ahold of me at dan@modernblacksmith.com
Duration : 0:9:30
thanks for the vid. …
thanks for the vid… Yea im not a wood worker either. and i make good speaker boxes… So im sure i could pull one of these off..
hey is that an …
hey is that an ambulance you’re working out of the back of?
what exactly does …
what exactly does this do? (I’m unfamiliar with solar collector types)
How many hours
a …
How many hours
a day you have hot air ?
This looks much …
This looks much easier than the beer can unit.
I wonder how it compares. Looks like it would be a lower profile but would it generate as much heat?
After watching …
After watching about 50 vids on how to do this, yours seems to be as very good, fast & economic to create too. So, can you post some real numbers on the befor/after results inside the house from using it and the volume of space it’s heating?
Thx
How do you get the …
How do you get the warm air to flow out?
Great job! Yours …
Great job! Yours is a faster way than the one I am working on now…I have to make the top manifold next, and I will be ready to paint and install it. Made mine with soda and beer cans; found a really fast way to assemble them without using so much caulk. Will put up videos this later this week.
1:Is a Rebate.
…
1:Is a Rebate.
Don’t understand the difference between Styrofoam & rigid foam.—- Not convinced it is as efficient as it could possibly be; however; one of the better hands on “how to” features on this subject.– 10 points for effort.
and this works….. …
and this works…..sweet! and thanks a lot fellow east coaster!
Good job on the …
Good job on the solar air heater. I’m thinking about making one as well and I’m glad to see someone else in NS is using them.
First 5 stars for …
First 5 stars for making your video in such cold weather.
Second great job! I’m in the process of building one myself using glass. But for testing i’m not going to mount to the house. i will make a window box and run the ducting in that way.
Thanks for sharing.
I think that …
I think that defeats the purpose, glass is the way to go, basiclally you’re making a greenhouse and sucking the air out…
hey do you think …
hey do you think you could use huge freshnel lenses on your set up?
I did and it works …
I did and it works fine, I think I would use 6 inch ducting next time…..
Did you get your …
Did you get your solar panel mounted on your house? Just wondering how it worked out. thanks for the video.
Posted To: Mortgage Rate WatchMortgage Rates experienced another record setting day. While the 3.875% Best-Execution rate remains unchanged on average, the costs involved to obtain that rate reached inched slightly lower to reach a new all-time low. De…
Posted To: MBS CommentaryThe latest alert on the MBS Live Dashboard at 11:15am works just as well about an hour later to explain current goings on: Dealers Set Em Up, Fed Knocks Em Down. Bonds Rally Post-POMO 11:15 AM The long end of the yield curve ra…
WHAT TO DO NOW?