home made solar air heater total cost to me £5, and has raised the temperature in the house by half
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Yeah.. Me too. I was shocked that my electric meter
was like spinning backwards.In a month, I usually
pay $150 but now I only pay half of the bill! It was
the best ever! I recommend this to my neighbor also
so I could help them. Anyway, you can avail this at:
GreenEnergyNow.info
Good job….
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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.
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.
Cool Project, I like it man.
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
…… ah well its a nice idea 
you should tweak it and go all out and make a massive one :O lol
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.
too bad you used gloss black instead of flat black, you lost 25% ;0(.
Are the cans empty cans of coke or are they still unopened?
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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 !
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 .
I am going to try high temperature adheasive spray over a primed aluminum sheet and then covering it with activated carbon powder to see if i can increase the collector surface area . I just have to find an adheasive that can withstand very high temperature . If anyone knows of one I would appreciate it. I am in the design process right now . I have been cading it up for a week or so and researching suppliers for electrical componenets. I think the cans are ok but it looks like a lot of work
I find it so strange that mirror retailers has no large mirror mounts that can hold mirrors. All I see is those sets of crummy clear plastic mounts with skinny tiny screws that is useless for exterior uses.. I have to fashion mounts out of bent sheet metal and appropriate bolt/nuts. to secure heavy mirrors against the sheating boards . Hardware stores lack so many things that can be used for any kind of solar uses.. It is so woeful!! Fore example, I couldnt find any ram mounts, etc.
cont from first one..and bounce sunlight from the southenr sky and toward the shady northern sides of my houses. Through my glass sliding door and huge living room window, my mirrors illuminate the indoors as well as heat them. I nailed 2×8 inch lumber boards to 4×4 foot sheathing boards through drilled holes that act as loose hinges. 2×8 inch boards is heavy enough to withstand winds or 2×10 inch lumber boards may be better.Cost is very negiblie..heating performance is outstanding!!
Why dont you check with National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to establish validation of beer can theory. They can compare beer cans or without in a controlled experiment. I dont have any beer can heater so I cannot really make any baseless argument with your beer can crowd. maybe you are right after all. so I encourage you to go to get validation. For myself, I simply use mirror remanents found in remodeling projects or glass shops and mount them on dirt ground or frame (cont)
Using round cans increases the surface area of the collector plate.The thin wall alluminum in the manifold configuration alows for extreamly efficient heat exchange. The thin aluminum in the can heats extreamly fast when exposed to the sun and also cools quickly.
Sounds like a win-win situation.
No, but got very drunk drinking all the beer…..
How many CFM of air can you get through 22mm opening? not much I bet… looks to me like you have a huge panel capable of producing a reasonable amount of BTU but with that tiny opening you can’t use it…
Which country are you in? You mention £’s. Are you in britain?
Nice work, anything you would have done differently now? Also, how did you end up piping the heat into your house? Thanks!
i JUST DONT UNDERSTAND THE NEED TO USE CANS ??????? OR FLEXIBLE TUBING AND SUCH.. Why not just a simple cold frame with nothing inside but a blower that is it.. can you explain the advantages of cans????
Thank zou for video. I really need to know does this heater made of cans work during harsh wintertime because during winter there are low temperatures and aluminium cans have ability to get hot quickly but to get cold also quicklu. ALSO ONE VERY IMPORTANT QUESTION IS CONSIDERING THE FACT THAT ALUMINIUM IS METAL WHAT HAPPENS DURING STORMS WHEN THERES LIGHTENING DOES A PANEL ATRACTS OR APSORBS LIGHNTENING. sO WILL A LIGHTENING STRIKE A HEATER PANEL OR NOT.
Why are people who nothing about solar heating so negative?
No it isn’t a perfect replacement for conventional heating methods. It isn’t meant to be. It supplements conventional heating.