Comments on: Is it possible to turn my unused detached garage as a huge solar collector/power plant for my home? http://green-energy-blog.net/articles/is-it-possible-to-turn-my-unused-detached-garage-as-a-huge-solar-collectorpower-plant-for-my-home Green Energy Blog Wed, 09 Jun 2010 06:28:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: SilentDoGood http://green-energy-blog.net/articles/is-it-possible-to-turn-my-unused-detached-garage-as-a-huge-solar-collectorpower-plant-for-my-home/comment-page-1#comment-1654 SilentDoGood Wed, 28 Apr 2010 09:44:42 +0000 #comment-1654 Yes, it has the right location. Make sure no trees cast shadows on it in the afternoon. I have a similar two garage car port that support my four second generation copper solar panels.that heat my 200 gallon solar hot water system. I have a delta-T control system. If you can install the solar hot water tank above your panels by at least a foot you would not need any pump to circulate the water from your solar panel to your tank. I believe it's call a thermal siphon system. Yes, it has the right location. Make sure no trees cast shadows on it in the afternoon. I have a similar two garage car port that support my four second generation copper solar panels.that heat my 200 gallon solar hot water system. I have a delta-T control system. If you can install the solar hot water tank above your panels by at least a foot you would not need any pump to circulate the water from your solar panel to your tank. I believe it’s call a thermal siphon system.

]]> By: Don K http://green-energy-blog.net/articles/is-it-possible-to-turn-my-unused-detached-garage-as-a-huge-solar-collectorpower-plant-for-my-home/comment-page-1#comment-1653 Don K Wed, 28 Apr 2010 09:17:16 +0000 #comment-1653 The best way I know of to do what you are talking about is to take an old freezer. Put a hole in the lower side about 4 inches dia. On the other side of the freezer put a 4 inch hole in the top. Stack bricks in it leaving space between them so the air can flow through. Stack them so the holes in the bricks will allow air to flow through them as well. Next make a solar panel heater for about 100 bucks from parts at a hardware store. Hook the solar heater to put the hot air in the top hole in the freezer and to pull air from the bottom of the freezer. This will get very hot during the day. Then you use the heat from it at night. You might want to line the inside of the freezer with plywood to keep from melting the plastic. I hope that gives you an idea. You can as well dig a hole and build a concrete box and cover it up and do the same thing but looks a lot nicer being it is not standing beside your house looking ugly like an old freezer would. Here are some prints I made of my last solar heater. Make one to heat during the day and one to heat the storage box. so you have heat 24 hours a day as long as the sun comes out that is. http://www.oynot.com/solar-heater.html Don't worry there are no catches, just download it and print it out. If you start making them and selling them don't forget who gave you the free prints. The best way I know of to do what you are talking about is to take an old freezer. Put a hole in the lower side about 4 inches dia. On the other side of the freezer put a 4 inch hole in the top. Stack bricks in it leaving space between them so the air can flow through. Stack them so the holes in the bricks will allow air to flow through them as well.

Next make a solar panel heater for about 100 bucks from parts at a hardware store. Hook the solar heater to put the hot air in the top hole in the freezer and to pull air from the bottom of the freezer. This will get very hot during the day. Then you use the heat from it at night.

You might want to line the inside of the freezer with plywood to keep from melting the plastic.

I hope that gives you an idea. You can as well dig a hole and build a concrete box and cover it up and do the same thing but looks a lot nicer being it is not standing beside your house looking ugly like an old freezer would.

Here are some prints I made of my last solar heater. Make one to heat during the day and one to heat the storage box. so you have heat 24 hours a day as long as the sun comes out that is.

http://www.oynot.com/solar-heater.html Don’t worry there are no catches, just download it and print it out. If you start making them and selling them don’t forget who gave you the free prints.

]]> By: piromainiak332 http://green-energy-blog.net/articles/is-it-possible-to-turn-my-unused-detached-garage-as-a-huge-solar-collectorpower-plant-for-my-home/comment-page-1#comment-1652 piromainiak332 Wed, 28 Apr 2010 08:42:41 +0000 #comment-1652 bio fuels and solar power are the way to go hot water is nothing u need to use solar power and use veggie oil to power your car you'd be surprised on how many websites have kits and directions it may cost alto in the beginning but in the end you will make money bio fuels and solar power are the way to go hot water is nothing u need to use solar power and use veggie oil to power your car you’d be surprised on how many websites have kits and directions it may cost alto in the beginning but in the end you will make money

]]> By: Ruff Ruffman http://green-energy-blog.net/articles/is-it-possible-to-turn-my-unused-detached-garage-as-a-huge-solar-collectorpower-plant-for-my-home/comment-page-1#comment-1651 Ruff Ruffman Wed, 28 Apr 2010 08:40:21 +0000 #comment-1651 That is an awesome idea. I have a friend that did something quite similar to their garage and guess what? They saved tons of money on their energy bill. Definitely go ahead and try that idea! That is an awesome idea. I have a friend that did something quite similar to their garage and guess what? They saved tons of money on their energy bill. Definitely go ahead and try that idea!

]]> By: John Sol http://green-energy-blog.net/articles/is-it-possible-to-turn-my-unused-detached-garage-as-a-huge-solar-collectorpower-plant-for-my-home/comment-page-1#comment-1650 John Sol Wed, 28 Apr 2010 07:50:45 +0000 #comment-1650 I'd just put solar water heating tubes on your roof, you don't need alot of area for most of your hot water needs. Then you can use the garage to brew biodiesel. I’d just put solar water heating tubes on your roof, you don’t need alot of area for most of your hot water needs. Then you can use the garage to brew biodiesel.

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