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Here’s My Hot Air Solar Panel, (Roof Mounted) and how the duct work is installed in the attic. After that I talk you thru how the Solar Panel was built. This…
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shon marsh says:
February 28, 2015 at 12:58 am (UTC 0)
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clojap says:
February 28, 2015 at 1:37 am (UTC 0)
I would guess the prices for solar shingles will drop a lot by the time
they need to be replaced as well, that or better more efficient technology
will replace them by then. I would guess nobody should have these installed
unless they have a new (ish) roof to make sure they get the most bang for
their buck. Would be nice if all newer home construction added these or
solar panels in general.
Sample Text says:
February 28, 2015 at 2:21 am (UTC 0)
25k smd bitches
eastern2western says:
February 28, 2015 at 3:07 am (UTC 0)
government rebates jack up the prices of the solar shingles
shanghaitheory says:
February 28, 2015 at 3:52 am (UTC 0)
Because its a niche market now, and companies are expecting early adopters
to not be so price sensitive. As it becomes more common, the price will go
down. Also they are looking to get a lot of the government money out there
which is a % of overall costs. For reference the cost of solar panels is
about 1.95/watt.
Gainesvilleroofing says:
February 28, 2015 at 4:03 am (UTC 0)
This will be a great technology when the prices come down
P.J. Fitzpatrick says:
February 28, 2015 at 5:00 am (UTC 0)
The prices will come down soon.
noscrub bub says:
February 28, 2015 at 5:28 am (UTC 0)
the solar subject has left youtube since google owns everything. the guy
said you need some mexican to push the hammers nail in it… no taxes no
health care… no pension no nothing.. just need a mexican on the roof.
alert alert.. the whole world is a sham for the rich.
exitre says:
February 28, 2015 at 6:02 am (UTC 0)
oh pls, for $25, 000 you can get quite few high power (im talking about 650
watts) solar panels. This guy is ripping you off
Curas1 says:
February 28, 2015 at 6:26 am (UTC 0)
I think forget paying back into the system, just be hooked up to the
system as a back up while batteries charge up to power my house at night
and charge my hybrid car I would also want my attic fans to be able to be
used to charge my batteries as well and have it all connected to my home
computer system They can keep the natural gas and in fact give me a paper
stove and free water so I can grow my own food in a hothouse and recycle my
plastic junk for what I cant grow living grid free!
zhao yan says:
February 28, 2015 at 7:22 am (UTC 0)
It looks so beautiful! I like the appearance very much.
redschool says:
February 28, 2015 at 7:53 am (UTC 0)
Its with any new technology. Look at the 3D TV’s compared with the non-flat
screen TV’s. You have to pay someone to take your old TV!
flownder28 says:
February 28, 2015 at 8:24 am (UTC 0)
Gotta love big Corp. America……NOT.
cripin2021 says:
February 28, 2015 at 8:28 am (UTC 0)
You know that utility companies won’t like this, especially one’s that
still run by fossil fuel production. People generating half of their own
power, less incoming power usage, less business. Oregon is a bit different
though, in that most of our state’s power is hydroelectric.
xcaliber69 says:
February 28, 2015 at 8:56 am (UTC 0)
I know many people that would like to use these shingles… but if the
price is going to be that high…it’s unaffordable.
ChristopherJManess says:
February 28, 2015 at 9:14 am (UTC 0)
I can make my own solar panels for about $200 per square meter. Plus,
installing the converter boxes, I still won’t top $5,000 for an entire
rooftop. The only person would have to be the electrician, to ensure and
inspect my work. I take it, you guys don’t watch much YouTube, hahaha!
arnoldcustom says:
February 28, 2015 at 9:43 am (UTC 0)
every home need new Shingles every 25 to 30 years, huum 20,000 $ every 30
years thats one hell of a replacement every 25 to 30 years, as I take it
there would be no way to save the ones wilh the solar cell, same thing with
all this stick on solar filim, once roof need redoing there you now lose
your investment, stay with cheep solar panals, the cost of them here anyway
has droped over 50%or more
gaypotter says:
February 28, 2015 at 10:22 am (UTC 0)
are those his arms?
snoopyjocl says:
February 28, 2015 at 10:33 am (UTC 0)
If there were no Government rebates, then the market would help to set the
price much lower! Your tax dollars at work!! :-/
CheapEnergyIdeas says:
February 28, 2015 at 11:07 am (UTC 0)
only costs DOW 50 cent apiece to make er i mean import them, but big oil
and utility company surcharges,political lobbiest bribes and the chinese
excise tax makes em cost us around $500 ea. they can all KMA
clintcastle says:
February 28, 2015 at 11:22 am (UTC 0)
Why so expensive? 15 grand i can understand but 25?
cripin2021 says:
February 28, 2015 at 12:06 pm (UTC 0)
There’s a difference between roof tiles & solar panels: tiles can be
stepped on, like when someone needs to get on the roof. Last i checked,
solar panels don’t stand up that well to the weight of a 200 pound man.
Plus, the covers on solar panels are smooth like glass, & offer very little
traction. That could prove fatal if someone were to slip. I’ll stick to the
cheaper risen-up panels.
jason volante says:
February 28, 2015 at 12:14 pm (UTC 0)
not made in china, made in michigan. get your facts straight
js111410 says:
February 28, 2015 at 1:03 pm (UTC 0)
i got thin film 800 watts 1,000 dollars this is a rip
jRFrancine384 says:
February 28, 2015 at 1:10 pm (UTC 0)
alright!!!
William Misek says:
February 28, 2015 at 1:11 pm (UTC 0)
Think I would replace stone with sand and alternate the air gradually in a
snake like pattern from bottom to top. Maybe a steeper angle on the frame
top to shed snow…we get a lot where I am.
Grandpa Bill says:
February 28, 2015 at 1:27 pm (UTC 0)
You sure don’t get much heat when your in a snow storm that’s dropping 8 to
10″.
Donnie Lee says:
February 28, 2015 at 1:58 pm (UTC 0)
Speaking of air flow sounds like your having trouble breathing..not trying
to be mean just saying…
Terry O'Rourke says:
February 28, 2015 at 2:54 pm (UTC 0)
Love it— wish I lived near you would love to come and learn /and help…
I am considering building one— France—–Terry
EmmittBrownBTTF1 says:
February 28, 2015 at 3:43 pm (UTC 0)
Air flow may stall because the pipes in the panel are horizontal. even a 5
degree tilt wiil ensure air flow driven by the boyency of heated air. Also
a Low-temperate-differential stirling engine could use caputured heat to
run a fan – some of these will run from the heat of a cup of coffee. They
can be simple to make, plenty of video’s on YT.
P.S Putting horizonal barriers above the left end of tube 1, 3, 5, and
above the right end of tube 2, 4 and 6 may create a serpintine air flow,
with heat exchanger effect which may make air at the top of the system
hotter and create a stronger draw to drive air flow..
Terry O'Rourke says:
February 28, 2015 at 3:53 pm (UTC 0)
Please let us know your thoughts—when you build the 2nd.. one !
Geof Santiago says:
February 28, 2015 at 4:29 pm (UTC 0)
Awesome roof mounted solar air heater, thanks for sharing this, I must
build one of this….
peter binkley says:
February 28, 2015 at 5:20 pm (UTC 0)
you could install a sheet metal center to force the air around the tubes
kinda like a long dna twist that will slow the air down and pick up more
heat
Eflat Productions says:
February 28, 2015 at 5:59 pm (UTC 0)
You might want to spray paint the expansion form. The UV rays from the Sun,
will just cause it to deteriorate. Personal experience. lol
Al S. says:
February 28, 2015 at 6:41 pm (UTC 0)
So this is just for heat or electic too?
Kyle Krutsch says:
February 28, 2015 at 7:30 pm (UTC 0)
Why not mount 3-4 of them?
Ernest Benoit says:
February 28, 2015 at 7:40 pm (UTC 0)
Very painfull to listen to but some great ideas
Passed High School Physics says:
February 28, 2015 at 8:20 pm (UTC 0)
There didn’t appear to be very much insulation in his attack. Why go to
all of this trouble and not adding any insulation?
ManitobaScott says:
February 28, 2015 at 9:09 pm (UTC 0)
water holds heat 4X better than stone. FYI – water would give your 4X
longer heat after the sun goes down
44mod says:
February 28, 2015 at 9:22 pm (UTC 0)
Just a thought, we use a hand held thermostat in the shop that would only
let circuit to salamander close to turn on to 120v plug. We could set it
at any temperature we wanted. you could uses this switch to set you temp of
80 deg kick on and 70 deg kick off. Another source for this
thermostat would be a attack blower that has a hand setting to when you
want your attack blower to kick on they sell them at lows or Home Depot
store. Nice video and I can tell you have a great mind.
popoqwer says:
February 28, 2015 at 9:35 pm (UTC 0)
Really good idea!
Larrys LeatherWork says:
February 28, 2015 at 10:23 pm (UTC 0)
About 20 years ago we had solar panels put on top of my home. They worked
great but when the sun is out is when we got blasted with the heat and at
night when we needed the heat there wasn’t any. I was going to run them to
my basement next time and hope the basement would hold the heat. I don’t
have them any more. Just my thought on my experience. Very nice and I
enjoyed your video.
zahlmeister1 says:
February 28, 2015 at 10:49 pm (UTC 0)
I just finished a panel very similar to yours but without the rocks. My
theory is that with adaquite air flow, all heat entering the panel is
removed to the house. The rocks would only delay the timing and not provide
any more usable heat. I just filled the box completely with the downspouts.
Works great. Thanks.
Jennifer Charlton-Dennis says:
February 28, 2015 at 11:28 pm (UTC 0)
Great job!
Corey Miller says:
February 28, 2015 at 11:58 pm (UTC 0)
If anything I would improve upon, I would also paint those rocks black. You
should get a decent gain on heat absorption and the rocks should stay
warmer longer.
Don Leugers says:
March 1, 2015 at 12:29 am (UTC 0)
Unless you live in the desert, I would think mass would act like big ice
cubes that you’d have to heat first at each sunrise. I’d add an empty
shallow double-paned plywood box lined with black construction paper (?)
for quicker, hotter, more responsive heat production.
justin tate says:
March 1, 2015 at 1:26 am (UTC 0)
Did you also fill the guttering with rocks, or just the gap areas around
the guttering?
Any thoughts on filling the box with guttering and all guttering with
rocks?
Walt O'bringer says:
March 1, 2015 at 1:45 am (UTC 0)
Hi Grandpa! I’m a new subscriber and I really like what I see in this
video. I tend to keep the things that I build as simple as possible. It
keeps them more affordable not to mention maintenance and repair stays
manageable. Thanks for sharing your project! Walt
Jack Ross says:
March 1, 2015 at 2:00 am (UTC 0)
Some nice work , Bill, just what I needed to get me going here,. Is there
any fire hazard with regard to the panel heat ?
DrKrypton says:
March 1, 2015 at 2:59 am (UTC 0)
Grampa Bill, why not heat concentrated salt water, send it to a storage
tank underground, then have a heat exchanger added to the furnace and pump
the hot water through it. the salt water will retain the heat longer than
just pumping air into the house. or, using one of the old dish antenna’s
(the big ones from way back) and concentrate the sunlight and change
purified water directly to steam. this would need a tracking device but
thats not hard to do.
Mat says:
September 7, 2015 at 7:35 am (UTC 0)
If only there were more clveer people like you!