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DIY Solar heater

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Robbtoberfest writes -

This is a solar air convection heater for my garage that is powered by the low angle winter sun. This is a second version of an earlier instructable I did; a solar heater for the chicken coop. The idea and design is from Mother Earth News (December/January 2007 Issue #219.
Ingredients:

2x6 lumber
2x4 lumber
2x2 lumber
glass, plexiglass, or some kind of clear material.
black aluminum screen
caulking, paint, screws, lag screws, staple gun + other tools

Solar Heater - Link.

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Posted by: fpena on February 23, 2007 at 7:03 AM

cool

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Posted by: BrK on February 23, 2007 at 8:01 AM

Do you have any data about how much additional heat this provides?

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Posted by: DrXenon on February 24, 2007 at 6:28 AM

You have to add ".aspx" to the end of the link given in the article to get it to work. (Why is such a fine magazine using a hideous Microsoft system to serve their pages???)

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Posted by: therealkodiak on February 25, 2007 at 10:18 AM

Link is really http://www.motherearthnews.com/Alternative-Energy/2006-12-01/Build-a-Simple-Solar-Heater.aspx (underscore and not dash).

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