Hot air collector

Missouri Bound

Hello to all. I'm new to the forum and I was wondering if anyone has made a hot air collector? I made one last year which seems to work well, albeit undersized for my application. It's 4X8 and hangs on the south wall of my garage. I used an existing window to run the air supply and return pipes along with a control panel fitted in the window. It works well and I was wondering if anyone had experience with this type of collector.

BB.

Re: Hot air collector

There are lots of solar heating projects out there for hot air and hot water...

Solar Shed and other Solar Thermal Links

And here is a thread with lots of solar project links and other information:

Working Thread for Solar Beginner Post/FAQ

And this site is very nice for Do It Yourself type projects:

www.builditsolar.com

And Home Power Magazine:

Home Power Mag

Solar Thermal (air and water) lend themselves to DIY projects a lot better than building your own solar PV panels and charge controllers.

We don't talk too much DIY projects here -- but we do high recommend conservation and solar thermal as cost effective solutions to the high cost of energy. Usually a better return on your money type investments than solar PV power.

-Bill

mike95490

Re: Hot air collector

Missouri Bound wrote: »

Hello to all. I'm new to the forum and I was wondering if anyone has made a hot air collector? ........

I voted last year, I think that counts.

but seriously, check out the link for the solar shed BB listed.