Cheap and Easy Solar Heater

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Location: Chihuahua Desert

posted 10 years ago

Here's a cheap Solar Heater we made that works really well, and you can put together in a weekend. It runs a small fan for circulation, not totally necessary, but greatly improves performance:
http://www.instructables.com/id/Cheap-and-Easy-Solar-Heater/

And here's the Spanish version, if you need it:
http://www.instructables.com/id/Calenton-Solar/

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Lab Ant

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Location: Wheaton Labratories

posted 10 years ago

Very nice. Very simple.

Another quick tip for saving energy: Keep you hot water heater in your green house if you have one.

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Abe Connally

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Location: Chihuahua Desert

posted 10 years ago

Chris Allen wrote:Very nice. Very simple.

Another quick tip for saving energy: Keep you hot water heater in your green house if you have one.

We have a solar water heater, and the tank is well insulated (R60, I think). I don't have a greenhouse, but that is a good idea!

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