Comments for Solar Air Heater DIY CustomersSolar Air Heater DIY Customers http://solarwindowheaters.com/wordpress Blog Center solarwindowheaters.com Wed, 24 Feb 2010 06:58:32 +0000 hourly 1 Comment on Solar Air Heater Installed by Sourav Khanna http://solarwindowheaters.com/wordpress/?p=10#comment-64 Sourav Khanna Wed, 24 Feb 2010 06:58:32 +0000 http://solarwindowheaters.com/wordpress/?p=10#comment-64 What about degradation of coca cola cans material? How long will it last? What about degradation of coca cola cans material?
How long will it last?

]]> Comment on Solar Air Heater Installed by water4fuelh20 http://solarwindowheaters.com/wordpress/?p=10#comment-33 water4fuelh20 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 00:10:58 +0000 http://solarwindowheaters.com/wordpress/?p=10#comment-33 Very nice job! I'm glad to see you using it for your home. For some unexplained reason many who build these things don't heat there homes but there sheds or garages, Why? I won't even ask. On you tube under this user name I'm currently posting heater temps for Dec and Jan. Though my temps outside are more colder, 10-28 degrees the box is blowing in 140+ degrees. Great job! Very nice job! I’m glad to see you using it for your home. For some unexplained reason many who build these things don’t heat there homes but there sheds or garages, Why? I won’t even ask. On you tube under this user name I’m currently posting heater temps for Dec and Jan. Though my temps outside are more colder, 10-28 degrees the box is blowing in 140+ degrees. Great job!

]]> Comment on Solar Air Heater Installed by powerbloke http://solarwindowheaters.com/wordpress/?p=10#comment-29 powerbloke Sat, 05 Dec 2009 14:55:53 +0000 http://solarwindowheaters.com/wordpress/?p=10#comment-29 Nice job on the construction.Curious how you joined the tubing lengths together,do you get connectors with the kit,or can you just use some ac tape.This is exactly the type of kit i,m looking for ,was dreading the idea of drilling ,washing, & gluing 200 odd cans together.Would you advise buying the layout plans,to save time figuring out the baffle configuration? Nice job on the construction.Curious how you joined the tubing lengths together,do you get connectors with the kit,or can you just use some ac tape.This is exactly the type of kit i,m looking for ,was dreading the idea of drilling ,washing, & gluing 200 odd cans together.Would you advise buying the layout plans,to save time figuring out the baffle configuration?

]]> Comment on Solar Air Heater Installed by David Chamberlain http://solarwindowheaters.com/wordpress/?p=10#comment-27 David Chamberlain Thu, 03 Dec 2009 14:23:10 +0000 http://solarwindowheaters.com/wordpress/?p=10#comment-27 In the 1980s while still teaching, I had my students screw 160 soda cans, onto a 3' x 6' piece of luan, spray pained them flat black,and put an old storm window over it. no insulation. We set it up outside leaning against the building and within 6 minutes or so a thermometer indicated 98 degrees put and surrounding air temp of 50 degrees. It was just an experiment as part of a study of solar energy. It got junked and forgotten. Now 30 years later I was dumbfounded to see on you tube several people making soda can solar heaters--very advanced from my early attempt, which worked too but was only an experiment I am so pleased to see it come back for real. Now if only someone could get it to store the heat for night time. By the way I actually had a mini grant to build a window mounted solar room heater, but alas my shop kids sabotaged it and my retirement was looming. In the 1980s while still teaching, I had my students screw 160 soda cans, onto a 3′ x 6′ piece of luan, spray pained them flat black,and put an old storm window over it. no insulation. We set it up outside leaning against the building and within 6 minutes or so a thermometer indicated 98 degrees
put and surrounding air temp of 50 degrees. It was just an experiment as part of a study of solar energy. It got junked and forgotten. Now 30 years later I was dumbfounded to see on you tube several people making soda can solar heaters–very advanced from my early attempt, which worked too but was only an experiment I am so pleased to see it come back for real. Now if only someone could get it to store the heat for night time.
By the way I actually had a mini grant to build a window mounted solar room heater, but alas my shop kids sabotaged it and my retirement was looming.

]]> Comment on Solar Air Heater Installed by Conner http://solarwindowheaters.com/wordpress/?p=10#comment-19 Conner Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:49:16 +0000 http://solarwindowheaters.com/wordpress/?p=10#comment-19 Your heater design looks great! I'm thinking making one myself. How did you choose the size of your heater? What did you use for sealing the plexiglass? Please keep us posted on your savings!!!!! Your heater design looks great! I’m thinking making one myself. How did you choose the size of your heater? What did you use for sealing the plexiglass? Please keep us posted on your savings!!!!!

]]> Comment on Solar Air Heater Installed by oakycreek http://solarwindowheaters.com/wordpress/?p=10#comment-18 oakycreek Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:08:54 +0000 http://solarwindowheaters.com/wordpress/?p=10#comment-18 Bob, Ecoist is correct, this is not a window unit. It sets in front of my deck, which has a full roof over it. I had to get the unit where the sun was going to hit it. Also with my longitude / latitude the panel needed to be mounted at a 41 degrees to maximize the winter sun. Gina, You should be able to take what I have done in my window and turn it on its side and have it work the same. Bob,
Ecoist is correct, this is not a window unit. It sets in front of my deck, which has a full roof over it. I had to get the unit where the sun was going to hit it.
Also with my longitude / latitude the panel needed to be mounted at a 41 degrees to maximize the winter sun.

Gina,
You should be able to take what I have done in my window and turn it on its side and have it work the same.

]]> Comment on Solar Air Heater Installed by Ecoist http://solarwindowheaters.com/wordpress/?p=10#comment-17 Ecoist Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:08:13 +0000 http://solarwindowheaters.com/wordpress/?p=10#comment-17 Bob, I don't think this is a window unit. Bob, I don’t think this is a window unit.

]]> Comment on Solar Air Heater Installed by gina http://solarwindowheaters.com/wordpress/?p=10#comment-16 gina Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:06:46 +0000 http://solarwindowheaters.com/wordpress/?p=10#comment-16 I would like to build one but my windows open sideways. How would we modify this? I would like to build one but my windows open sideways. How would we modify this?

]]> Comment on Solar Air Heater Installed by Bob http://solarwindowheaters.com/wordpress/?p=10#comment-15 Bob Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:50:25 +0000 http://solarwindowheaters.com/wordpress/?p=10#comment-15 I was looking at your design, why did'nt you put the hot air exhaust and cold air return at the same end if this was going to be a window type unit? I was looking at your design, why did’nt you put the hot air exhaust and cold air return at the same end if this was going to be a window type unit?

]]> Comment on Solar Air Heater Installed by oakycreek http://solarwindowheaters.com/wordpress/?p=10#comment-14 oakycreek Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:02:01 +0000 http://solarwindowheaters.com/wordpress/?p=10#comment-14 No, its open. The air temps coming from the box into the house are only dropping, maybe a degree or two. And that could just be the difference between the two thermometers. No, its open. The air temps coming from the box into the house are only dropping, maybe a degree or two. And that could just be the difference between the two thermometers.

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