The warm summer months never last forever. Soon it’s time to look for a way to bring a little extra warmth into the home and this simple solar heater is a great project to do just that. It’s made of metal cans, steel or aluminum, and can produce a surprisingly strong and consistent airflow upwards of 140F.
Even on a heavy snow day you’re looking at somewhere around 75-85F.
Best of all, this simple project requires just a few common parts and many of them can simply be re-purposed from your regular recycling. Watch the project come together in the fully-detailed video on the NEXT PAGE:
I made one in my solar power class. It was surprisingly functional
Alspec says:
“so what is your outside temp? will this work at 32 deg. F or -20 deg. F. ?????”
From: http://www.truthandaction.org/diy-metal-can-solar-heater/comment-page-8/#comment-856114
so what is your outside temp? will this work at 32 deg. F or -20 deg. F. ?????
Very “cool” Robert Neely
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What do you think Rick Lanphar?
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Ok so how do this work tho how do it get heat. From the cans warming up from sun?
Hamleth says:
“There is no info about the fan, how it runs, maybe just on the flow of the hot air.”
From: http://www.truthandaction.org/diy-metal-can-solar-heater/comment-page-8/#comment-861352
There is no info about the fan, how it runs, maybe just on the flow of the hot air.