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:
spooky says:
“You need an education more than you need heat.”
From: http://www.truthandaction.org/diy-metal-can-solar-heater/comment-page-8/#comment-871608
Works great in the desert
Neat
Marisa Dunlap Barrie
Becca’s science project while she’s here !
Randi says:
“So where are the answers to the questions? What do you do if you live in Oregon and the apartment faces north and south. What type of out put will I get with that information.”
From: http://www.truthandaction.org/diy-metal-can-solar-heater/comment-page-9/#comment-875353
So where are the answers to the questions? What do you do if you live in Oregon and the apartment faces north and south. What type of out put will I get with that information.
Great
I don’t think so……maybe a 140 degree output for 1 second on a hot sunny summer day…..
Increases temp of a 10×10 room by about 20 degrees on a sunny day. hubby built a 50 can model a few years back. Suggestion paint the frame waterproof black too.
good to know