Fireplaces, gas heaters, eletric heating, alcool heaters, pellet heaters.... All of these need money to obtain, money to work and money maintain... money money money....
- relatively cheap to "buy"...
- does not need money to jump start ou even require man labour...
- needs minimum maintenence...
- This is the solution... as simple as this...
inspired by:
- http://solarenergyspaceheating.blogspot.com/
- http://dailyhomerenotips.com/2009/09/21/solar-air-heating-product-and-installation-summary/
- http://rimstar.org/renewnrg/solarair.htm http://www.freeweb.hu/napenergia/gyak/szp/sztgyi_en.htm
- http://www.builditsolar.com/Projects/SpaceHeating/GregCanCol/Can%20Colllector.pdf http://www.builditsolar.com/Projects/SpaceHeating/Space_Heating.htm#ActiveAir
- http://www.brunzell.com/projekt/solfangare/index.htm
- http://oceanmotion.org/html/resources/solar.htm
SO.....
LET´S GET TO WORK!!!!
Getting my hands on everytinh I could get for free and spending the minimum euros as possible, here is the adventure that started almost two years ago...
LET´S GET TO WORK!!!!
Getting my hands on everytinh I could get for free and spending the minimum euros as possible, here is the adventure that started almost two years ago...
Material:
- lots anda lots of coca cola cans,
- high elasticity and temperature silicone (this one I had to buy :( ),
- used roofmate boards (got these from constrution sites),
- lots of bolts,
- aluminum tape,
- glass (the biggest and strongest you can find) or similar (acrilic, policarbonate,etc...),
- ols kitchen exauster or a car´s ventilation system (after a very good cleaning....otherwise you´ll get "chip odor" all over the house). Take in mind that it has to be strong enough for the job, about 250 to 300m3/hour,
- two thermometers (heater´s output and input)
- lots of milk packages,
- zinq white plate,
Pretty soon I´ll bring you exciting news! It is in constrution fase... Mine is 2meters long x 2 meters wide. My brother in law is working on the eletronic part aswell...
Here is the DIY Photo Tutorial:
Here is the DIY Photo Tutorial: