Take 240 empty pop or beer cans, paint 'em black. Build a lexan covered box, put 15 columns of 16 cans each inside. Cut two holes in your living room wall. Screw the unit to your wall. Add a fan on the floor level intake vent in your living room, blow the air it gathers thru the cans, pump it back in thru a vent high in the wall, about 25 degrees centigrade warmer than it originally was. Voila, free heat, whenever the sun shines on the panel.
Yup, just that simple...The Cansolair solar heating panel is the brainchild of Jim Meaney, a Newfoundlander who has pursued the dream of free heat from the sun for close on 20 years now. As I type, our Model RA 240 SOLAR MAX panel is pumping heat into our living room, for the cost of running a small fan. Love to see those three little flaps on the upper vent standing straight out, pouring free, absolutely non-polluting heat into the house.
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Check it out at http://www.cansolair.com/
2 comments:
Now if you could just direct that heating vent into the back end of my car as I'm getting into my drysuit I'd really appreciate it. It's getting chilly changing with the temperatures hovering at the 0°C mark these days...
A smart unit, Rick. I was very impressed with how good it looked both inside and out side of your house. Good to hear it's pumping in the hot stuff!
How long have you had the Cansolair and what type of heating do you have? I'm looking into supplemental hot water and home heating options and I'm curious about the product.
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