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:
Ben Volk snow reflects light and magnifies its intensity. Up north we change our panel angles to 90 degrees on sunny days if there is a snowfield nearby.
How is the fan powered?
For just a moment, near the end, it looked like he showed a solar panel next to it…. But that wasn’t mentioned in the video. Anyone????
Maybe that is how the fan is powered!!! Hhmmmmm
Very cool….get a shaper bit and a cordless driver though….the vid will only be about 3 min long then : )
Is this type of setup, running on just a small fan less costly than just running a regular electric heater then?
Joe Seelig. Rickey Gable perfect for your tiny home
Must be for those cold winters. It’s in the 80s and 90s here in Cali
Kenneth Levan Byrd, Deaunna Byrd
Check MOTHER EARTH NEWS fo articals on p$#%&!@*ive solar heat. This and other designs are there and how well they work.