Storm Window Solar Panels

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January/February 1984
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Are the storm window suncatchers worth building? You'll have to answer that question for yourself. Each of the three units we completed cost us, on the average, under $50 to build, with all materials being new except for the windows. We expect the heaters to last for at least five years. And our initial tests indicate that on a clear or partly cloudy day they're capable of delivering 120 degrees Fahrenheit air to the house for perhaps six hours.

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  • Kevin Key 9/12/2008 11:22:00 AM

    Any reason why a used sliding glass patio door would not work? The best window for this sort of collector on our home would be three side by side windows in the central room of our home, which is even wider than a patio door set on it's side. Enough space between the doors if laid on top of one another or would I need to build a spacer?

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