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DIY: How to Build a Solar Heating Panel Using Old Soda Cans (Video)

Tuesday, March 10, 2020 10:16

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If you live in an area with a large amount of sun exposure on one side of your house, you can take advantage of free heat from the sun with this DIY solar heating panel, which uses old soda cans to collect and transfer the sun’s energy into your house.

Sometimes, low-tech solar devices are much better than high-tech ones for home use, as they not only tend to be cheaper to make but will also last much longer before any repairs or maintenance are necessary.

Even better, they can be built in part from repurposed or recycled components, which is something you don’t see very often in new solar devices. This solar space heater design uses old soda cans to increase the surface area for heat transfer inside of it, and in its most basic design, uses no external power to move the air.

Required Materials:

• 1 window, 46.5 ” L x 23 ” W (recycled/freecycle, double-paned)

The selection of the window will dictate the number of cans required for the array.

• For this size window, the number of soda/beer cans required is 72.

• 4 x (1 x 6) boards (not pine or poplar).

• Board Insulation

• Great stuff foam insulation

• 2 x 2.5 inch vents (bottom intake vents)

• 1 x 3 inch vent (top)

• 3 x 4″ squares of screen material

• Metal Duct Tape (for can assembly and final sealing)

• 1/4″ plyboard (for the back of the box) in this case the measurement is 2′x4′

• Black spray enamel (about 2 cans is sufficient for a 72 can array and paint the box. )

• 3 v computer fan.

• 3 v solar cell (s).

• screws

• brad nails

Required Tools:

• Screw Gun

• Tin Snips

• Brad Nail Gun

• 2 and 5/8 inch hole bore drill bit.

• Hand saw or Circular saw

• Jig Saw

• Clamps

• Square

• Tape measure

• Pencil

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Double-glazed glass or polycarbonate panels make up the front of the device, allowing the sun’s rays to enter it while restricting heat loss to the outside air, and the box is also insulated for more efficiency.

When exposed to the sun, the air inside the solar heater begins to warm, and as it does, it rises to the top of the box and can be ported directly into the house.

For more control over the system, small fans and thermostats can be added, so that warm air enters the house only after the temperature reaches the desired range, and installing adjustable air registers at the outlet lets the system appear almost invisible from inside the living space.

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References:

https://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Build-a-Soda-Can-Heater/

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