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My single hung windows are 42 inches wide. The unit fits snugly up against the lower sash frame. If you can't fit it around the entire frame you should find a way to keep it snug to the glass. Velcro tape? Great find on freecycle. We have a deposit on cans ( 10 cents) so I have my nephew who...

My unit used four rows of 17 or 68 total. Standard 12 ounce cans. Obviously that will change depending on the size of the window. Good luck.

You are correct. I did not use a glass front on the indoor unit as it fits snugly up against the thermopane. On an outdoor unit heat would escape by radiating out from the outside surface of the cans the glass prevents this heat loss. Yep that is all it does. The brighter and more direct the...

They also make a good heating element for a home made electric smoker.

Venison stew tonight for dinner... It's worth it. :D

Your correct. If you read the label on Stabil you will see that all it is, is an octane boost. High grade premium is all I ever put in my gas cans. Use it in my lawn mower, Chain saw, rototiller etc. Some of those tools overwinter with gas in them and I have never had a problem with the gas...

Wasn't sure if I could find it in your journal. I am only up to page 3 I will keep looking. Thanks.

All right you got me. I admit I have a tendancy to "overthink" things. :old That said every little thing you can do to retain heat will make a difference. Something as simple as painting a plastic 2 litre bottle black and filling it 3/4 full with water can act as a heat sink. Black matte or...

Please do not apologize. Actually I was hoping you would join the discussion. In my opinion you are the most qualified on this forum. You might also know if a 12V DC pump can be operated just using a solar panel much as the fans on my window unit? Also at builditsolar there arwe numerous...

Likewise. Although I have a much steeper sun angle (not sure exactly what it is) I live under a "perma cloud" created by the warm waters of lake michigan. You can't generate heat from the sun if you never see the sun. :hu None the less the panels I installed were a "one time" expense and so...

Definately anti-freeze. Not an actual radiator... Imagine the black pipe running the length of the wall horizontally then elbow 180 degrees up an inch or so to another section of pipe running the length of the wall horizontally back the other way just above it then up to another and so on...

This is right off the top of my head. With that in mind... Why couldn't you create a "closed" radiator style pipe system (Black PVC comes to mind) sandwiched between the south facing glass and a black screen absorbing heat from the sun all day. It could be plumbed to run along the floor and heat...

Agreed. I have worked with with 110V after insuring the breaker for that circuit is off. That is as far as I go.

Can't help you with a diagram but I do recall buying a 220V 30A Breaker. Weatherproof female four prong outlet, Two male four prong plugs (for the pigtail). I don't recall what gauge wire I purchased for the pigtail and the connection from the outlet to the breaker box but they should be able...

Sorry Joel. Wish I could help but I had a friend who is a contractor do the installation with my help. I did not install a transfer switch. Therefore I have to manually disconnect from the grid by throwing the main breaker before I power the generator. I will attempt almost anything DIY...

That is why I chose a hole saw. Saved all the plugs and shavings for recycle.

I think this would work well in a greenhouse. The taller the unit the more heat it will produce. Mine are relatively short. The solar dehydrator I am designing will have adjustable mirrored doors that will direct morning and evening sun directly to the panel and protect the glass surface when...

I figured that as long as this thread is active again I would post a picture of the actual heater.

Cans in Michigan have a ten cent deposit. Thankfully my nephew lives in Illinois where there is no deposit. He saves them for me and I pick them up when I visit over the holidays. I just came back after Xmas with over two hundred. I am currently planning to build another heater for a solar...

I don't think there IS an immediate origin. I believe it originated with the formation of the Federal reserve bank in 1913. Compounded by the fact that tricky Dick Nixon sealed our fate when he removed us from the gold standard in 1971. What is happening today is the same thing that has happened...