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