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 meant our Camp but you to can work together and get both done!
I don’t know why you need a fan, heat rises, it could be totally p$#%&!@*ive.
There is a “black screen” version that tests with higher output.
Sounds great for “ideal” conditions… But I have to wonder how well this would work on cold and cloudy winter days. You know, when you REALLY need it, because a winter storm knocked the power out.
At night it is 0 zero….trombe walls work always! http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trombe_wall
I might have to try this for a project
Richard Chad Bruce
nice trick. the presentation could have been a bit better worked out.
Sean Evans ^^
Great post