Off Grid Window Box Solar Heater Doubles As a Sun Oven! AWESOME!!
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- Опубліковано 14 жов 2014
- Solar heaters are gaining popularity and with good reason- they provide FREE heat. This design uses solar fans to move the heat into the room so its totally off grid and will work during a power outage. Because it is attached to the window it can also be closed by shutting the window and keep the heat inside the unit for off grid solar cooking. This design also allows the unit to be attached all year for ease of use and can keep the heat from entering the home when its not needed. Solar cook all summer, FREE heat all winter; Save money all year!
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Lentil Stew Recipe:
1 Medium Onion
3 Celery Ribs
3 Carrots
1 Pound Bag of Green Lentils
1 Teaspoon Salt (or to taste)
1/2 Teaspoon Pepper
1 Tablespoon Parsley
1 Teaspoon Each: Garlic Powder, Onion Powder, Coriander and Cumin.
Water enough to cover by at about an inch or 2.
Directions: mix all ingredients together and place in sun oven. Allow to cook for about 5 hours stirring occasionally. When lentils are tender adjust seasoning to taste and serve. Garnish with shredded cheddar cheese and/ or sour cream if desired. Please note: cook time may vary based on time of year, sun strength, wind, etc. When mixture has reached 165 degrees and lentils are tender it is ready and safe to eat.
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Loved this! A Greek tip: You can soak your lentils overnight and they’ll cook faster and give you less “side effects”..But make sure to dump the water you soaked them in. Try adding some olive oil as well. You got me going on making a solar oven myself. Thank you!
That slow fan illusion is caused by the frame rate of your camera. Great idea, thanks.
You're an intelligent lady, keep up the great videos.
Excellent idea, but I would slope the top of the box away from the house. Rain and snow may be a problem in it's present configuration. You definitely deserve an "atta girl " for thinking "outside the box"!!!!!
Good point. For rain 1/4" (2%) per foot slope is all you need, for snow, you'll also need a steeper slope to shed snow and take into consideration the extra snow loads when it come to supports/fasteners, or the box will just rip free...
You have done a great job in hearing your home alternative cooking source. A pizza stone could bump up the temp. You are Amazing.
I bet this could be helpful for tiny house people.
Niki King I have a tiny house and am here for that very reason!
Same.im thinking of making a foldable one for my bus
Not sure if you guys gives a shit but if you are stoned like me during the covid times then you can stream all of the latest series on InstaFlixxer. I've been streaming with my girlfriend for the last weeks xD
@Giovanni Gannon yea, been watching on instaflixxer for years myself =)
Firstly, unfair advantage making a video with cute kids. Makes it difficult to compete for those of us whose girls have grown up and left home. Secondly, well played on all fronts young lady; Subject matter, organization presentation all first rate. Two enthusiastic thumbs up! Seeing makes things you knew were possible, more relevant.
WOW - am TOTALLY amazed by the simplicity of this beautiful project. Lovely daughters too! Thanks so much for sharing not only the "idea" but showing how and that it works. WONDERFUL!
Great vid and fantastic idea, I will share it in the solar cooking community. Been reading some of the comments and am surprised by the amount of ignorance on solar cooking. Micro biologist have demonstrated that food, milk, water etc is pasteurized if it is exposed to 65oC for 15 minutes or longer or 71oC for 15 seconds - 165 degrees Fahrenheit = 73.89 degrees Celsius - so there is no problem with the food being safe. I have solar cooked since 1997 and have NEVER gotten sick from the food prepared in a solar box, panel or parabolic cooker or oven. Some folks like +S3thy offering opinions should really research before stating their opinions as facts. There is a wiki and several web pages devoted to solar cooking. We have build and sold several thousand here in Bolivia.
Everyone over cooks their food haha
This has to be the best video I have seen on UA-cam in a long time. The fact alone that you are taken the gas & electric company out is crazy. This can save people so much money even if you only use it for 1 meal a day your ytd return on your savings has to be in the $1,000.
Is there a way you could make a how to video on how you made your box. Step by step it would really help a lot of people out. Again I wish I could give you more then a thumbs up I have already shared this on social media. Also a new Subscriber I have to see what else you have done.
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I dont know why....but I find this beautifully simple. Love it.
Genius heating method would never have thought of this . Also your video using a greenhouse to heat your home is fabulous. Sad your not publishing videos anymore
Wow! This is a really useful heater/stove. Off grid: the best part!
You're awesome and I love these videos. The stew looks good and I was cracking up imagining you lining up all the ingredients so perfectly in that pot.
I am so grateful for you sharing videos that you make. My family of four lives in a 1930's fixer upper with the original windows.We have one gas heater and 3 electric space heaters - I am so grateful! Thank you so much!
So great. Kudos! I’ve been using a sun oven for almost 20 years & finally have the opportunity to design & build one into my new home plan. Double duty as a space heater really increases the face value of this project. One of my faves is 12 scrambled eggs, some diced pre-cooked breakfast meat, dehydrated tomatoes & sharp cheddar in a round granite ware pot. Makes 4 huge servings suitable for breakfast, lunch or dinner!
Add broccoli, chard, spinach, carrot, onion, and herbs for more variety. Deli Turkey ends are good chopped up in it if you don’t do pork
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You are brilliant!! What an awesome idea and your construction looks great too.
Saw this 3 years ago and I still love it!
Like your work. It's an elegant simple and practical design.
Ingenious, love the power of the sun, thanks for sharing 👍
Excellent idea, well executed and nicely told! Impressive stuff!
Awesome project! Nice job. Kudos for material use and self-reliance and thanks for sharing this!
Love it, explained so well also..Great job..
brilliant idea! Thank you for posting. And your two taste testers are both very professional. A big thumbs up for them! :)
Wow... That's awesome.... I would love to have a window solar oven!!! Love your videos!!
Such an amazing idea. I have a south facing window in my kitchen!!! So I am making one of these!!
That was great! How clever! Your building skills are fine too!
You've inspired me thank you 🌷
I love this I think it's a must have in every house
Smart lady! Plus your kids are learning so much from their Mom! ✌🏻🇺🇸
Thanks for the video, this is awesome. However I have a few suggestions. Maybe you could put a mirrored tint on your window with a little unmirrored or dark tinted viewing hole. This would allow you to view your food like a window on an oven and possibly make your design better.
Another thought is to cover the entire window by putting the top piece at maybe a 45 degree angle. This will allow you to open the top portion of the window and let even more heat into the house and possibly put a window fan in the bottom to blow air from the house into the box to be heated and come out through the top. Also in summer maybe it would be possible to secure the reflective floor pad on the top so that it blocks heat from entering when it is not wanted.
Brilliant video thank you. I have been watching the solar ovens and wondered if what your doing would work to, the idea of the green house sheets is brilliant.
Very clever, very innovative, well done.
Excellent job! Good video. Greetings from Argentina
Pure Perfection... lm so happy for you!
Muy buena idea! Muchas gracias desde España.
Brilliant, genius! Thank you 'Sister from another Mr' :-) And, I just happen to have some greenhouse panels left over; can't wait to try. Grateful also for some of the extra tips added by other viewers.
You should use a probe thermometer. The probe stays in the pot, but the display stays outside the oven.
Thank you for the tutorial. You pretty much answered all my questions. Brilliant use of materials.
Fabulous! Thanks for sharing- every home should have one- I hope commercial builders and house builder /flippers/remodelers see this video!
You are so awesome. Thank you for sharing your creation.
You are very creative. I think this is an excellent idea and you follow through with it by showing exactly what you can do with a window oven.
This is brilliant! I’ve been overthinking how to diy a sun oven.
Glad that I ran into this video. I live in Minnesota and one of my worries is a long time power grid breakdown. I can deal with short term. I have a garden window in my kitchen (a sort of green house that extends a few feet out of the building). And that would be a perfect solution to add some warmth to the house in an emergency, by using something painted black. (It's a lot bigger than your window.) I can't even imagine why the thumbs down. Great idea. That could also work for heating water, using a black camping shower bag (not for drinking).
Very good and thorough explanation. We will do this! Thank you.
In part of the video, you show the thermometer at 140 deg. What was the temp outside at the time?
A great idea for energy conservation and keeping left over building materials out of the dump. Thank you for sharing.
this is absolutely amazing!! i would love to try this!!
This was a great video, your a very good teacher, you made me believe that I can do this. Bless you for sharing.
Really good idea for heating and cooking. I'll be trying that myself this winter. Give those taste testers a hug for good work. Buck
What a brilliant concept,you know in England we call that killing two birds with one stone
Haha! That's what they say here too but I didn't like the killing birds version so I made up a nicer sounding saying to use. ;)
@@frugalgreengirl I LOVE TURKEYS AND CHICKENS. IF YOU EAT CHICKEN AND TURKEY THEN YOU LOVE KILLING BIRDS 😃. YOU DO HAVE A SEXY VOICE AND VERY BEAUTIFUL. I THANK YOU
Thanks for the video. What a great idea utilising all round solar input. It's given me a good idea for my camp at Angledool NSW. Best wishes.
Great project. Thank you for sharing!
Really great idea. Thanks for sharing this.
brilliant. looks like an air conditioner from outside. Best one I've seen. thanks for posting,
this is super awesome well thought out idea Thank You I give this two thumbs up
well how fun and resourceful is this wow
Very cool, what a clever idea.
This is very cool! I was thinking you could try using it as a solar dehydrator as well. Thanks for this.
You are very innovative! Thanks for sharing.
Thank you very much for sharing this information. Excellent presentation. It will definitely help a lot of people who want to heat their places in the winter. Thanks.
This is a really clever idea. Would love to see if it works in winter as well. Very glad I stumbled on this video. Well done. 😊👍
Hi just saw your little window solar oven. Well done!
Clever lady😁
Thankyou for sharing and inspiring me.
What a fantastic idea!
That is a great design. Thanks for sharing it.
Best presentation for ingredients ever. 11:20.
That is a wonderful idea. I may try to make one! l loved it.
Great woman and mom, good food, beautiful girls! Thanks for sharing!
Great video, very informative. Smart thinking and well implemented idea. Respect.
Love this idea
This is brilliant.
Very cool.I like your idea the best
For people in wheelchairs or recent amputee they can enjoy the experience
Hey that was pretty darn cool.. something so simple but, efficient... very innovative and thanks for sharing.
So proud of you young lady! I made heat grabbers years ago but to ad a oven box on top would make it more AWSOME! Mother Earth News had plans in one of my old magazine. God Bless! Uncle Jeff!
This is so awesome! Thank you very much, for sharing!
This has been such an inspiring post for me- thank you, thank you! I'm about to talk to my husband (resident builder) about making our own. Maybe several!
This is a really good idea.
This is really cool. Thanks for being so curious.
What a cool idea.
I love this idea. Thanks
good job u did better than other guys making these they dont show how to put it on the window
Excellent work! thanks for sharing!
Very awesome idea.
I love ingenuity
I agree with the thinking outside the box comments below, brilliant. I have some flexible solar panels on my porch to power a 12v kettle and 12v cooker, but I need 2 more panels to get the power. I have made a portable sun oven, but it can be improved as it is a first attempt. Your design is brilliant and I am going to give is a go. Thank you for sharing your outside the box thinking :) x
"Chance favors the prepared mind." Louis Pasteur ... Great flow of thought FrugalGreenGirl 🙂 Thank you for your videos ... Informative and enjoyable ASMR ... lovely combination ...
Excellent idea !
Ok.
THIS is my favorite video idea I have seen, ..... ever. Oh my word.
Thank you! I have south facing windows and was trying to figure out how to harness the sun in the winter to offset heating costs. AND ITS A SOLAR OVEN. Ingenious!!
BRAVO. 👏👏
What a blessing! And your girls are just adorable. ❤️
Awesome love it well done GENIUS!
Wow, I just stumbled apon this video and really like this idea, I think I'm going to use this with one of my windows for both solar cooking and as an additional heat source this winter. I really liked your other video of your attached greenhouse too.
Good job. This was patented many years ago by a creative lady. I have wanted to make one for years. Yours is awesome.
Nice going mom, sweet tasters too.
Fantastic idea.
This is so cool! I have been wondering if I could cook in my little greenhouse outside and now you answered my question! I am new to solar Cooking so there’s definitely a learning curve! I think if you lived next-door we could be besties! 😎
Awesome job! Thanks for sharing!
Im more blown away about how well behaved those kids were
Smart. I was pondering a flat window heat collector.
Very clever. Thanks
Smart Young Lady.
awesome idea and video. Thank you.
this rocks...genius
wow those fans are cool...so simple.
I have enjoyed your vidios and am inspired