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Kolesar

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7. This $30 Solar Setup Heats a 30 X 40 Workshop for Five Hours or More Every Sunny Winter Day

Reply to mopinko (Original post)

Sun Dec 18, 2011, 06:53 AM

Dec 2011

Here is starting point.

http://www.motherearthnews.com/Do-It-Yourself/1977-11-01/Solar-Power-Heat.aspx

I don't know where you live, so I don't know how to design for heat loss. Dirt floor or concrete? Infiltration is the first problem. Gaps in the shell mean that air is going to leak out during a breeze or if the heater fan is on and creates a "pressure differential"

There was better article about a solar heated shop at ME, but I cannot find it.

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steel buildings [View all] mopinko Dec 2011 OP

Yes, just search for "pre-fabricated metal building systems." FSogol Dec 2011 #1

I would be curious to see the cost difference... Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2011 #2

concrete block? mopinko Dec 2011 #3

That would be a good start. Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2011 #5

why do you want it heatable? lumberjack_jeff Dec 2011 #4

just what i had in mind. mopinko Dec 2011 #6

This $30 Solar Setup Heats a 30 X 40 Workshop for Five Hours or More Every Sunny Winter Day Kolesar Dec 2011 #7