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Simple Solar Unit
Robert Jacobi’s solar collector only adds a few degrees heat to his house, but it also only cost him a few dollars. The simple, black stovepipe helps heat his 20 by 28-ft. kitchen and living room area. As the sun heats the black pipe and the air inside it, a small 6-in. diameter fan pushes the air into the room.
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Simple Solar Unit ENERGY Robert Jacobi’s solar collector only adds a few degrees heat to his house but it also only cost him a few dollars The simple black stovepipe helps heat his 20 by 28-ft kitchen and living room area As the sun heats the black pipe and the air inside it a small 6-in diameter fan pushes the air into the room “When the outside temperature is above 20 degrees the collector adds 4 to 6 degrees to the temperature of the room ” says Jacobi “Even when the temperature gets down around zero it raises it 2 degrees ” The collector consists of two 2-ft lengths of stovepipe with elbows to connect them in a U-shape on edge The connected pipes mount in a wood frame to hold them in place One elbow at the exhaust end directs heat into the room The fan is mounted in the end of the lower pipe and pushes air through to the other end
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