Now that you have the frame work done you will need to collect some pop cans, beer cans or any other kind of aluminum cans. Aluminum cans work better they absorb the heat better. You will have to cut the bottom and the top out so air can pass through them. My heater held 272 pop cans, I think that took the longest to do was cut the cans out. I also lined the hole inside with aluminum foil before I put the cans in.

I glued my cans together and than laid them in the heater. You will also have to put a snap disk thermostat in one of the cans. It is best to put it at the opposite the fan, if not it turn off and on all day. You will want to get one that turns on at 120 deg and turns off at 90 deg. After that you will want to paint the hole inside of the heater flat black and only flat it will adsorb the heat better.

At the each end of the heater I cut a 4 inch circle and in all the dead space I filled it with foam insulation than covered the ends with aluminum  flashing. Than I painted all of that flat black.

That`s it for know I will add more tomorrow......




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I am posting a picture of the air temperature coming out of my heater. In fact it is a picture of the very first time it came on, I was so excited when it started. About an hour after it came on my home furnice never came on until it got dark outside. So if we are ready to get started, let`s go. When i built mine I did it at 4x8, that was a common size (not much to cut). The next thing to do is get some 1x3 for the sides. When I did it I screwed them and glued them down for strength. After you are done it should look something like this.....

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To start with you want to figure on a size. The one I built was 4x8 and did a wonderful job keeping the house warm. It was so big it would not fit standing up. You will have to determine where the sun is most of the time. I put mine on the south side of the house it would get sun most of the day there. It was the coolest thing in the world when I woke up and could smell fresh wood and hear the fan running. You can even build small ones to put in the window to help keep just one room warm. The one I put up went in one room and out another so I was pulling cold air from another room. Once it is all built and ready and you mount it on your home and depending on how you power the fan. You will have nothing else to do kinda set it and forget it type of thing. I think this is by far the easiest ways to use the renewable energy from the sun. The best thing was the cost of making it all together less than 300 dollars. You never have to worry about it, it won`t get hot enough to catch fire and in the summer time just cover it up. There was a tree in front of mine so in the summer time it was covered by the tree.Other than the fan it never need fuel the sun will take care of the fuel part. Click here for information on this and many other do it yourself home energy projects

How to build a solar heater for your house

I am going to show you how to build a solar heater you can put on your house. I have one on mine, they work very well. The cost was very low I think I made all the money back in one season of using it. So as I go on I will explain how and what I did with text and pictures. I hope you enjoy and I also hope you try to build one. Click here for more information on this and other do it yourself home energy projects!