If you are going to do the aluminum foil version of the solar heater, I would recommend using Cinefoil which can be had in 12, 24, 36, and 48 inch wide rolls. No need for spray paint.
Love seeing this success. You can see how far your videos have come and its really nice to see you working and crafting. loving what you do. bonus spider at 15:39
This was entertaining. Made something like this about 6 years ago from cardboard, tempered glass, and aluminum vent hose. The temp on output was 104F and there was a gap of 4 inches open at the bottom. If I make another, I'll use used cans or 4" chimney flue the make the radiant heat exchanger and cover it with polycarbonate to trap the heat. Even a Trombe should do nicely facing southerly from east to west and warm up several hundred square feet. Add reflectors and increase to output in solar activity by the number of sides you use the reflection on. Put a reflector on all 4 sides and your output goes up 4 times. Just angle the reflectors for optimal solar capture.
Aluminum cans have a plastic liner on the inside, something to take note of!! I like the reflector idea. For a solar heater a reflector cant hurt. Using a relector on pv panels does work but increases the temp of them too much. The suns reflection off a white surface is not as intense as the reflection off a mirror. When there is snow on the ground your solar heater will run quite a bit hotter. Anyone reflecting onto pv panels i would recommend a white reflector over mirrors
Fun soundtrack, felt like I was walking the wasteland with a PIP on my wrist. Suggestion... Run the air thru a maze next time that routes back and forth from end to end, so you actively transfer the heat off the entire surface. This will give you more heat and cooler panel by probably a noticeable degree. I wonder if it would be worth it to also line the wood with insulation. Wood is a pretty bad insulator. Watched a few vids on this topic and this was the most fun!
Glad u liked it! A maze would slow the air flow but increase Temps a few degrees. The maze material will steal heat in the process tho. The only heat loss in the wood would be in the 2x2's, and would be difficult to insulate but would increase output temp slightly. If you were to rip a bladewidth channel into the 2x2's about 1/4 to 3/8 inch in from the interior of the box this would put an air gap insulation between the interior chamber and the rest of the 2x2. I wouldn't rip through the 2x2 more than 3/4 the depth of it as it would decrease its strength too much.
I helped build a solar air heater using pop cans panted black in a frame with a glass front for my nephews science project. He hot an A+ and the school had me nuild larger ones for greenhouse.
2 wins for renewable energy! It still amazes me that we face a tragic ending but so as to look cool or important we buy oversized vehicles, homes, plates of food etc... Thats why i'm preparing for the post apocalypse. Make sure to get your Rad Guard™, on sale at Doc Murphy's today only!!
To increase the heated surface area, you could glue the tinfoil to black corrugated plastic, this would make the heated surface at least 3x bigger than the same area of flat tinfoil.
If it could be corrugated without having to glue it to something that would make the heat transfer take longer. The foil could be installed over an arced plane, curved surface, yes that would be something you could try. My advice would be to just make the entire unit a few inches wider and/or taller, and flat - as that would be easier to design. Thanks for your idea!
You can use acrylic or polycarbonate. Make sure you get them with UV resistance or they'll yellow and start to break down in a few years. One unit I made with acrylic lasted over 6 years without the UV protection. Plastics are easier and lighter to work with.
@@WayOfTheZombie plexi and lexan expand .ALOT ! In the heat,silicone sealants wont stick to either one of them and glass is less money. i find that acrylic or polycarbonates so much that it bows away from the frame and stresses an already poor bond and air leaks form.I worked with those products many years . glass is easier to work with ,cheaper and lasts forever
I agree. In the past I made them with lexan so I could have a bowed front for rigidity I had to use a lot of screws, Silicone, and foam to keep it tight. Glass is 👑
I don't understand the wire connections, so loose wire hole to hole, then hookup the fans? Where does the pipe come in and the solar piece. I love this but now have more questions than understanding.
This would heat the glass directly. The glass would take much longer to get warm than the foil. It would also put the paint in contact with the air in your house
Insulated bucket(s) of sand, PVC hose heat exchange coil. Not the most efficient but effective anyway and dollar per watt will not be bad. Compare to say a wall unit ac modified to direct heat into your bucket and the cold into another bucket, an mmpt charge control, an inverter, a battery or capacitor to level frequency, 800 to 1200 watts of n type or sigs shade tolerant panels. Or a 2500 w solar generator with same panel to run that AC. More comparable would be your insulated metal bucket of sand on a induction hotplate with 1200 watts of solar and that solar generator from black Friday sales. Most would choose a mr buddy and a bbq propane tank. 😂 Ar
😂 sun is still up even if cloudy! It would cut the amount of heat but it still would heat somewhat. Clouds affect visible light and infrared light in different ways: Visible light Clouds scatter and block visible light because its short wavelengths bump into particles in the air. Clouds reflect an average of 20% of incoming solar radiation, but the amount varies by cloud type. Thin clouds reflect 30-50% of sunlight, while thick clouds can reflect up to 90%. Infrared light Infrared light can pass through clouds more easily than visible light because its longer wavelengths slip between particles more easily. Infrared light can even penetrate all but the densest dust regions in space.
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If you are going to do the aluminum foil version of the solar heater, I would recommend using Cinefoil which can be had in 12, 24, 36, and 48 inch wide rolls. No need for spray paint.
Man, you put the pop back in apocalypses Liked and subscribed. The amount of work you put into ALL of this is impressive!!
Love the production and editing!
Love seeing this success. You can see how far your videos have come and its really nice to see you working and crafting. loving what you do. bonus spider at 15:39
Your entertaining music reminds me of the way back in the day Dr. Demento ; ]
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Can't wait for the install video. Any idea when we can see it on UA-cam?
Working on it now. Should be within a week
You're so creative in music and in woodworking thank you so much I've really enjoyed this episode
This was entertaining. Made something like this about 6 years ago from cardboard, tempered glass, and aluminum vent hose. The temp on output was 104F and there was a gap of 4 inches open at the bottom. If I make another, I'll use used cans or 4" chimney flue the make the radiant heat exchanger and cover it with polycarbonate to trap the heat. Even a Trombe should do nicely facing southerly from east to west and warm up several hundred square feet. Add reflectors and increase to output in solar activity by the number of sides you use the reflection on. Put a reflector on all 4 sides and your output goes up 4 times. Just angle the reflectors for optimal solar capture.
Aluminum cans have a plastic liner on the inside, something to take note of!! I like the reflector idea. For a solar heater a reflector cant hurt. Using a relector on pv panels does work but increases the temp of them too much. The suns reflection off a white surface is not as intense as the reflection off a mirror. When there is snow on the ground your solar heater will run quite a bit hotter. Anyone reflecting onto pv panels i would recommend a white reflector over mirrors
Love the radio bits.. this was fun. I do need a greenhouse heater too..😊
Great job on painting the doggo looks like a factory job…. Lol
Fun soundtrack, felt like I was walking the wasteland with a PIP on my wrist. Suggestion... Run the air thru a maze next time that routes back and forth from end to end, so you actively transfer the heat off the entire surface. This will give you more heat and cooler panel by probably a noticeable degree. I wonder if it would be worth it to also line the wood with insulation. Wood is a pretty bad insulator. Watched a few vids on this topic and this was the most fun!
Glad u liked it!
A maze would slow the air flow but increase Temps a few degrees. The maze material will steal heat in the process tho. The only heat loss in the wood would be in the 2x2's, and would be difficult to insulate but would increase output temp slightly. If you were to rip a bladewidth channel into the 2x2's about 1/4 to 3/8 inch in from the interior of the box this would put an air gap insulation between the interior chamber and the rest of the 2x2. I wouldn't rip through the 2x2 more than 3/4 the depth of it as it would decrease its strength too much.
oh man that ai music threw me for a spin! great video subscribed!!! from the information to the style greaetjorb
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I helped build a solar air heater using pop cans panted black in a frame with a glass front for my nephews science project. He hot an A+ and the school had me nuild larger ones for greenhouse.
2 wins for renewable energy! It still amazes me that we face a tragic ending but so as to look cool or important we buy oversized vehicles, homes, plates of food etc... Thats why i'm preparing for the post apocalypse. Make sure to get your Rad Guard™, on sale at Doc Murphy's today only!!
Aluminium flashing might be a stronger alternative to foil🤔
It's thicker and therefor slower to transfer but would be ideal for an RV or trailer situation
To increase the heated surface area, you could glue the tinfoil to black corrugated plastic, this would make the heated surface at least 3x bigger than the same area of flat tinfoil.
If it could be corrugated without having to glue it to something that would make the heat transfer take longer. The foil could be installed over an arced plane, curved surface, yes that would be something you could try. My advice would be to just make the entire unit a few inches wider and/or taller, and flat - as that would be easier to design. Thanks for your idea!
11:04 bottom left, radioactive cockroach 🪳 making a run for it! 😮
Can you use clear acrylic insted of plate glass?
You can use acrylic or polycarbonate. Make sure you get them with UV resistance or they'll yellow and start to break down in a few years. One unit I made with acrylic lasted over 6 years without the UV protection. Plastics are easier and lighter to work with.
@@WayOfTheZombie plexi and lexan expand .ALOT ! In the heat,silicone sealants wont stick to either one of them and glass is less money. i find that acrylic or polycarbonates so much that it bows away from the frame and stresses an already poor bond and air leaks form.I worked with those products many years . glass is easier to work with ,cheaper and lasts forever
I agree. In the past I made them with lexan so I could have a bowed front for rigidity I had to use a lot of screws, Silicone, and foam to keep it tight.
Glass is 👑
Informative video, but Galaxy Groove radio..........really, It was distracting and without purpose.
There are NO videos showing how to install a solar heater. This will be the next video, its already filmed!
I don't understand the wire connections, so loose wire hole to hole, then hookup the fans? Where does the pipe come in and the solar piece. I love this but now have more questions than understanding.
All that will be in the install video next!
are there any videos showing the install of a solar heater? if not will it be the next video? thank you and subscribed
What is the song that starts playing at the 10:15 mark?
My Baby Smells Like Fish - Ai
@WayOfTheZombie How could I access this track? Is it available to purchase??
Lol, thought this would be a perfect song a Project Zomboid montage.
No luck finding the song either. Please give us a source sir!
Nice and educationel 😂 thanks!
What is the silicone wire good for?
300 deg F
@@WayOfTheZombie I meant the wire going from hole to hole on the back. What does it do?
@Gijs-t7p That's for the thermostat. Whether you use a solar panel or power from the wall for the fan.
@@WayOfTheZombie thank you!
I wounder if spay painting the back of the glass, omitting the delicate tin foil, would be just as effective?
This would heat the glass directly. The glass would take much longer to get warm than the foil. It would also put the paint in contact with the air in your house
Liked! Subbd! the music wuz AWESOME!! I'm a life-time 'fan' of Jazz! Yerz wuz, 'interesting'!
Thank you, glad you enjoyed it!
What about black poly like pond liner?
It's probably thicker, toxic when heated, and would break down from uv. Think microplastics and voc's in your air
Any chance you could provide a source for the song, sir?
I will make a download for yall. I'm workin on pt 2 rn tho!
What wire guage?, what hole size?
16ga. Rewatch the materials list near beginning for details.
3/8 drill bit
Anyone else see the monster spyder @ 15:35 ish? Wow!
It's a RAD-SPIDER!
I was just about to post the same question.
You are a really funny guy!!!
Why not use black landscape sheet
The foil is ultra thin, not toxic, and is non permeable
Ironclad has you covered
Nice tutorial but for the love of god skip the fallout commercials, or at least put them over the video,not still images.
Video was 4 years to late!!
@@gregsavant9595 lol
Are you working on a video how make a proper tinfoil hat to reduce brain scans
That's not a bad idea. It's on THE list! Thanks
Not enough flow to the assembly and too much distraction from the purpose.
Ok bedtime
i bit you play fallout
I played a little bit of pt3. I've been saving any playthroughs for a special day.
Which one do u recommend?
@@WayOfTheZombie I own them all Fallout 4 give it a try
Will do!
You use that saw wrong. It's a sliding cross cut saw, not a chop saw.
@@toddtavares7386 yeah, the sliding part doesn't work. It's missing a part
😂 then why do they have a chop option
do not live his style
This is an interesting idea but, really dumb. It only works if you live someplace that never gets cloudy.
That's like saying solar panels don't work
Insulated bucket(s) of sand, PVC hose heat exchange coil. Not the most efficient but effective anyway and dollar per watt will not be bad. Compare to say a wall unit ac modified to direct heat into your bucket and the cold into another bucket, an mmpt charge control, an inverter, a battery or capacitor to level frequency, 800 to 1200 watts of n type or sigs shade tolerant panels. Or a 2500 w solar generator with same panel to run that
AC. More comparable would be your insulated metal bucket of sand on a induction hotplate with 1200 watts of solar and that solar generator from black Friday sales. Most would choose a mr buddy and a bbq propane tank. 😂
Ar
😂 sun is still up even if cloudy! It would cut the amount of heat but it still would heat somewhat.
Clouds affect visible light and infrared light in different ways:
Visible light
Clouds scatter and block visible light because its short wavelengths bump into particles in the air. Clouds reflect an average of 20% of incoming solar radiation, but the amount varies by cloud type. Thin clouds reflect 30-50% of sunlight, while thick clouds can reflect up to 90%.
Infrared light
Infrared light can pass through clouds more easily than visible light because its longer wavelengths slip between particles more easily. Infrared light can even penetrate all but the densest dust regions in space.
yeah, that's why i don't buy a car- they only work if you never run out of gas.
... duh.
LOL..did you go to school.LOL