http://www.selfsufficientlife.net/2007/12/07/free-solar-heating/ preparing for off-grid living Wed, 17 Aug 2011 21:24:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.selfsufficientlife.net/2007/12/07/free-solar-heating/comment-page-1/#comment-7816 Electric Radiators Mon, 21 Dec 2009 12:06:25 +0000 http://www.selfsufficientlife.net/2007/12/07/free-solar-heating/#comment-7816 I think solar heaters are the ideal low tech soultion to cutting your energy consumption. I think solar heaters are the ideal low tech soultion to cutting your energy consumption.

]]> http://www.selfsufficientlife.net/2007/12/07/free-solar-heating/comment-page-1/#comment-18 Nico Fri, 07 Dec 2007 19:33:40 +0000 http://www.selfsufficientlife.net/2007/12/07/free-solar-heating/#comment-18 You can add some hinged cover to cover the holes at night to prevent heat loss and keep the heat out in the summer when it is not needed. In the winter it will still heat up considerably as long as there is light (even on a cloudy day) Have you ever been in a greenhouse in the winter? This device has a much higher surface to volume ratio so it will heat up a lot more. You can add some hinged cover to cover the holes at night to prevent heat loss and keep the heat out in the summer when it is not needed.
In the winter it will still heat up considerably as long as there is light (even on a cloudy day) Have you ever been in a greenhouse in the winter? This device has a much higher surface to volume ratio so it will heat up a lot more.

]]> http://www.selfsufficientlife.net/2007/12/07/free-solar-heating/comment-page-1/#comment-17 jim Fri, 07 Dec 2007 18:39:14 +0000 http://www.selfsufficientlife.net/2007/12/07/free-solar-heating/#comment-17 also, what about in the summer. would you have to cover it to keep the heat out? also, what about in the summer. would you have to cover it to keep the heat out?

]]> http://www.selfsufficientlife.net/2007/12/07/free-solar-heating/comment-page-1/#comment-16 Ramirez Fri, 07 Dec 2007 18:24:10 +0000 http://www.selfsufficientlife.net/2007/12/07/free-solar-heating/#comment-16 Very cool, but won't it lose you heat during the winter when there's less sunlight to be had? Very cool, but won’t it lose you heat during the winter when there’s less sunlight to be had?

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