Hi gang, guess I will go first. I have joined the group in part since I have forced hot air oil fired furnace and like many others we worry about the cost to...
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Paul Melnick
paulbugb
Oct 7, 2008 2:14 pm
I would like to get opinions about the following system - I have a cape cod style home with a full dormer on the rear. The front faces SW and has one large...
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SNKDavis@...
snkdavis
Oct 7, 2008 11:54 pm
Hi All, Everyone, thanks so much for joining the SimplySolar e-mail group! The focus of this group is to brainstorm and design solar hot air collector...
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w5cpt
Oct 8, 2008 2:52 am
I think it would be helpful (at least to me) if someone would point me (and others) to somewhere where we (I) could get some basics about solar exploitation....
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Dave
k1uzm
Oct 8, 2008 2:48 pm
Years and years ago when the Hippies walked the earth, there was Mother Earth News, one great book. In it as far as this hippie can remember there was a...
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Dave
k1uzm
Oct 8, 2008 4:14 pm
Here is one, not the same one that I was talking about. Still cool (or warm) Dave http://www.motherearthnews.com/Do-It-Yourself/1977-09-01/Mothers-Heat- ...
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SNKDavis@...
snkdavis
Oct 8, 2008 7:45 pm
Hi Clint, ? Thanks for your thoughts.? Great question! I think for the purposes of brainstorming, anything that can be warmed by the sun and in turn warm air...
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spacenutnewmars
Oct 9, 2008 12:22 pm
I hear what you are saying with the lot location surrounding and obstructions by mother nature as my own situation is simular in that it is not solar freindly....
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Scott & Kimberly
snkdavis
Oct 10, 2008 4:46 pm
Hi All, We now have 34 members on our solar hot air brainstorming group which is great, but if the rest of you don't chime in we aren't going to learn much!...
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w5cpt
Oct 10, 2008 7:51 pm
While walking around Lowe's, which is where I work all day, thinking about Scott's project I wondered what else could I use for the collector. Scott used...
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SNKDavis@...
snkdavis
Oct 11, 2008 2:30 am
Hi All, Bob has been sending along picture updates of his solar hot air project that I thought I would share. He is running air under metal that is covered...
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Dave
k1uzm
Oct 11, 2008 12:27 pm
We cant see the photos, could you put them in the photo albums? thank, dave...
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SNKDavis@...
snkdavis
Oct 11, 2008 1:23 pm
Hi Dave, Good idea! The photos came through here okay, but I guess not everywhere. I have created two albums, one for Bob's project and one for mine....
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buckcooper2003
Oct 11, 2008 5:42 pm
Hi everyone, Nice to have a group just focused on one type of collector. I am just at the time frame I want to try a hot air collector. Even though I live in...
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SNKDavis@...
snkdavis
Oct 11, 2008 6:32 pm
Hi Buck, Thanks for all the good information. Yes, any assembly details will be most welcome! What specifically are you planning to build for your home at...
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SNKDavis@...
snkdavis
Oct 11, 2008 10:23 pm
Hi Clint, It would be really interesting to get 10' lengths of aluminum downspout and corrugated plastic, lay both out in the sun, blow air through them and...
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buckcooper2003
Oct 12, 2008 1:15 am
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luke
luke73442000
Oct 14, 2008 8:01 pm
I am half way finished with a 32" x 160" collector and am looking for someone with knowledge on blower size. I have 16ft up and 8ft down with 6" vent. Also is...
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SNKDavis@...
snkdavis
Oct 15, 2008 12:37 am
Thanks for your e-mail. From what I've found randomly on the Internet, it is better to pull than push as the air will be more "cooperative". I'm pulling...
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SNKDavis@...
snkdavis
Oct 15, 2008 6:28 pm
Hi Steve, One of the reasons I selected the fan that I did is that it was rated to handle up to 150 degree temperatures.? With an efficient system, your air...
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nb7o
Oct 16, 2008 2:31 am
Hello all, Scott I am not an expert here. The closest I can claim to being an expert on green energy is that my son holds the patent on the software that...
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SNKDavis@...
snkdavis
Oct 16, 2008 11:49 am
Hi Kevin, Thanks for your thoughts.? Just to put things in perspective, the blower fan alone for our natural gas furnace draws about 700 watts.? That's before...
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Bob Allan
ballan_1999
Oct 16, 2008 11:10 pm
Hi Group Just wanted to let you know I posted a couple of new pictures today. Just thought I would let you know we finally had a half hour of sun so I could...
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SNKDavis@...
snkdavis
Oct 18, 2008 3:56 pm
Super Bob! Thanks for uploading the additional pictures. Please keep us updated as you get more data on your system. Everyone, you can see all the photos...
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Bob Allan
ballan_1999
Oct 18, 2008 6:17 pm
Hi Scott and Group After running my collector a couple of days now I can see that it will work well but I need a couple of refinements. 1) I need to...
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SNKDavis@...
snkdavis
Oct 19, 2008 12:31 pm
Hi Bob, Here is what you need to eliminate the back draft problem: _http://www.electricsuppliesonline.com/416splobada.html_ ...
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Bob Allan
ballan_1999
Oct 19, 2008 2:57 pm
Hi Scott, I will take some pics later today but for now check out http://www.suncourt.com/ProAxial_Inductors.html as this is the type of fan I am using. I was...
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SNKDavis@...
snkdavis
Oct 19, 2008 8:30 pm
Hi All, John sent two more pictures along which I have uploaded to the photos section of our e-mail group. John also asked how I determined the actual air flow...
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SNKDavis@...
snkdavis
Oct 20, 2008 6:35 pm
Hi All, I used UV stabilized acrylic for the glazing for?my recent "low profile" hot air collector and last year for my solar hot water collectors.? So far...
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Bob Allan
ballan_1999
Oct 20, 2008 8:14 pm
Hi Scott I have no experience with these products except that they are expensive. From what I have read most people are using Suntuf UV stabilized ...
