Put your dab of silicone on the hole before you place the self-tapping screw. It will seal better. Also, I would put a washer under all the screws. Big as you can.
Hello. The 1500 series is rated for a room size of 100 - 150 sqft in most cases. It can be used in larger room spaces, it will contribute heat to any installed space, but it will be more noticeable in 100 - 150 sqft spaces.
@@ArcticaSolar thanks for your response top cover is glass and second sheet is made of aluminium? I am talking about that blue type of sheet above which give blue colour it is aluminium or poly sheet? Plz
Hi, The solar unit looks great! question: On the absorber, how come you have air flow only on the back side of it and not on the back and front? The wire going from the fan to the Thermal Switch, how much heat can that take, for example, what is that wire rated for? It can get pretty hot in the summer, days can get pretty hot outside, worst case scenario it could get blistering hot inside the unit. Over the long run would covering it be best? Is it 120 volts going through that wire?
Hi. We keep the airflow isolated to the back of the panel to keep the front of the absorber nice and clean, free of dust and debris from the incoming airstream. The wire is rated to the internal temperature of the heater and is routed external to the heater so it is protected from all but ambient heating. The harness for the system runs off of 12V DC, nice and safe.
The product is all aluminum construction with well sealed glass glazing. Its very water tight. However, even if it wasn't you are constantly running air through the unit, any water that did find its way in would be evaporated out very quickly. The longest units we've had on test about 6 years old with no signs of water ingress.
You could, and that would guarantee that incident sunlight would turn into heat, but truth is that most of the light entering your windows is already being converted to heat in the living space when it hits and is absorbed by the materials in your home.
Looks like it arrived straight from the factory, not homemade. You did a great job! Have you tried to connect two panels in series to get higher output temp? How do you get flow thru the entire unit when you put parallel poly strips between back side and absorber? I don't get it.
Thanks! Yes, you can connect two in series and get double the heat output. We call this a tandem system, and we have a video we are putting together about it that we will release shortly. The airflow is only along the backside of the absorber panel, adding strips of foam polyiso to encourage air turbulence. It does not choke off airflow, just encourages the air to better capture heat before leaving the heater.
The heater is OK to be left uncovered. Some folks will cover with a tarp, or a board, or one customer just puts his potted sunflowers in front of his units.
I really like your build, the idea for having the polyiso as the back is great! One question: will it be able to stand the summer heat, or do I have to remove it to prevent overheating?
In all of our testing and deployments to date, the summer heat is not an issue, it does not damage the heater to leave it out over the summer, but we do recommend covering it up if possible to avoid unwanted heat gain.
I think that is an interesting idea, and I do think if air is being drawn off the heater then it would probably boost quite nicely with mirrors adding additional sunlight. I'd say its worth trying!
Hello - the absorber is an aluminum sheet coating with a special high absorption, low emission coating. We can ship these absorber panels globally via DHL.
@@ArcticaSolar So I'll assume 50 C output then. My big 6 foot x 6 foot unit I made in 2015 with R26 insulation outputs 95C of heat when sunny. Your calculations at the end fine but most of your audience are not engineers and over their heads.
@@aaronvallejo8220 Sorry, yes output air temp depends on input air temp, but if input air temp is around 70F, then output air is ~120F. Yes custom built large units are great, you can get a TON of heat out of such a unit. We are working on a multi-panel unit at Arctica, and hope to release in early 2021.
@@ArcticaSolar Yes, indeed the outside colder air will warm up less than cool internal air. I have the bottom ventilation hole just above the baseboard in the dining room collecting the cool air as it sinks through the house funneling it through the solar air heater. I made my heat unit only 6 feet tall so the hole plugs could be installed easily morning and evening by anyone without using a ladder. Imagine the heat from a 12 or 16 foot lateral unit? Multi-panel unit in Antarctica during 24 hour summers? Sounds cool. I remember going to Antarctica in 2003 on the Little Red Ship. Simply brilliant!
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I built something similar back in 1978. It cranked on sunny days!
People walking by the house stopped to inquire about it nearly every day.
Thank you
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That looks like a great product that will heat and last a very long time.
Thanks!
Put your dab of silicone on the hole before you place the self-tapping screw. It will seal better.
Also, I would put a washer under all the screws. Big as you can.
Sound advice!
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Very nice really does look good. What size area of room is this unit rated for?
Hello. The 1500 series is rated for a room size of 100 - 150 sqft in most cases. It can be used in larger room spaces, it will contribute heat to any installed space, but it will be more noticeable in 100 - 150 sqft spaces.
I wonder what material that absorber is made of. It looks surprisingly shiny/reflective.
Its a special low emissivity coating on an aluminum substrate
Whats the aborbser sheet made of its plastic sheet ?
No - the absorber is a aluminum substrate coated with a selective surface low emissivity coating to hold in the heat as much as possible.
@@ArcticaSolar thanks for your response top cover is glass and second sheet is made of aluminium? I am talking about that blue type of sheet above which give blue colour it is aluminium or poly sheet? Plz
@@paperflight3104 Yes, it is a coated aluminum absorber, which gives it a blue appearance. Air travels behind this sheet.
@@ArcticaSolar how many mm is aluminium sheet and what is the usually air tempreture of it
Hi, The solar unit looks great! question: On the absorber, how come you have air flow only on the back side of it and not on the back and front? The wire going from the fan to the Thermal Switch, how much heat can that take, for example, what is that wire rated for? It can get pretty hot in the summer, days can get pretty hot outside, worst case scenario it could get blistering hot inside the unit. Over the long run would covering it be best? Is it 120 volts going through that wire?
Hi. We keep the airflow isolated to the back of the panel to keep the front of the absorber nice and clean, free of dust and debris from the incoming airstream. The wire is rated to the internal temperature of the heater and is routed external to the heater so it is protected from all but ambient heating. The harness for the system runs off of 12V DC, nice and safe.
How many m², you could heat up with this one?
How water tight is this product
The product is all aluminum construction with well sealed glass glazing. Its very water tight. However, even if it wasn't you are constantly running air through the unit, any water that did find its way in would be evaporated out very quickly. The longest units we've had on test about 6 years old with no signs of water ingress.
can the product be placed inside behind the window but still in the sun?
You could, and that would guarantee that incident sunlight would turn into heat, but truth is that most of the light entering your windows is already being converted to heat in the living space when it hits and is absorbed by the materials in your home.
You can substitute your window with the heater i think...
Looks like it arrived straight from the factory, not homemade. You did a great job!
Have you tried to connect two panels in series to get higher output temp?
How do you get flow thru the entire unit when you put parallel poly strips between back side and absorber? I don't get it.
Thanks! Yes, you can connect two in series and get double the heat output. We call this a tandem system, and we have a video we are putting together about it that we will release shortly. The airflow is only along the backside of the absorber panel, adding strips of foam polyiso to encourage air turbulence. It does not choke off airflow, just encourages the air to better capture heat before leaving the heater.
What was exhaust temperature?
yes sorry, the video is a little fuzzy. It was 121 degrees F at the time of test.
How do you close it off for summer?
The heater is OK to be left uncovered. Some folks will cover with a tarp, or a board, or one customer just puts his potted sunflowers in front of his units.
I really like your build, the idea for having the polyiso as the back is great!
One question: will it be able to stand the summer heat, or do I have to remove it to prevent overheating?
In all of our testing and deployments to date, the summer heat is not an issue, it does not damage the heater to leave it out over the summer, but we do recommend covering it up if possible to avoid unwanted heat gain.
@@ArcticaSolar Thank you for the answer!
Where can I find the absorber sheet?
How high temperature can your heater withstand ? Did you try to boost efficiency of it with mirrors?
I think that is an interesting idea, and I do think if air is being drawn off the heater then it would probably boost quite nicely with mirrors adding additional sunlight. I'd say its worth trying!
bonjour. quel est le matériau utilisé pour the absorber, s'il vous plaît?
Hello - the absorber is an aluminum sheet coating with a special high absorption, low emission coating. We can ship these absorber panels globally via DHL.
And what is the price of the kit in the video minus the glass and insulation?
The kit is $449. A link to it is in the video description. Mention this comment and we'll cover your shipping!
WHAT IS THE PRICE OF THE KIT
Hello - our kit product and price is at our website...
will this work for the 2024 solar tax credit?
Hello - we have guidance on how to capture the tax credit on our website, in the FAQ section, at the very bottom of the page.
must smell like silicone soo bad??
I would add a fresnel lense to magnify the sunlight
Haha, he said monkey wrench.
With your R5 insulated 3 by 5 solar heater box what temperature output are you getting?
Hello, the R value for our 1" insulation is R6. At the end of the video we show its performance and delta T on the unit built.
@@ArcticaSolar So I'll assume 50 C output then. My big 6 foot x 6 foot unit I made in 2015 with R26 insulation outputs 95C of heat when sunny. Your calculations at the end fine but most of your audience are not engineers and over their heads.
@@aaronvallejo8220 Sorry, yes output air temp depends on input air temp, but if input air temp is around 70F, then output air is ~120F. Yes custom built large units are great, you can get a TON of heat out of such a unit. We are working on a multi-panel unit at Arctica, and hope to release in early 2021.
@@ArcticaSolar Yes, indeed the outside colder air will warm up less than cool internal air. I have the bottom ventilation hole just above the baseboard in the dining room collecting the cool air as it sinks through the house funneling it through the solar air heater. I made my heat unit only 6 feet tall so the hole plugs could be installed easily morning and evening by anyone without using a ladder. Imagine the heat from a 12 or 16 foot lateral unit? Multi-panel unit in Antarctica during 24 hour summers? Sounds cool. I remember going to Antarctica in 2003 on the Little Red Ship. Simply brilliant!
What type of coating do you have on the absorber? Is it a selective surface?