DIY BEST Solar Air Heater For The Apocalypse Winter (Beginner Friendly!)

[@WayOfTheZombie]

Like this video if you enjoyed it and want more! UPDATE: I am working hard on the install video, sub to be notified!

[@davidjh7]

Man, you put the pop back in apocalypses Liked and subscribed. The amount of work you put into ALL of this is impressive!!

[@esfowle]

If you are going to do the aluminum foil version of the solar heater, I would recommend using Cinefoil which can be had in 12, 24, 36, and 48 inch wide rolls. No need for spray paint.

[@WayOfTheZombie]

There are NO videos showing how to install a solar heater. This will be the next video, its already mostly filmed! I am also going to show you how to make a cover for summer, another KZbin first!

[@amousanon.]

I don't understand the wire connections, so loose wire hole to hole, then hookup the fans? Where does the pipe come in and the solar piece. I love this but now have more questions than understanding.

[@WayOfTheZombie]

All that will be in the install video next!

[@champprill1527]

are there any videos showing the install of a solar heater? if not will it be the next video? thank you and subscribed

[@amousanon.]

Love the production and editing!

[@JerryBross-pr5vx]

Great video awesome cool soundtrack and old advertisements trying to find that radio station now !

[@WayOfTheZombie]

Might I suggest Ironclad Armor for your journey?!

[@mygarden365]

Your entertaining music reminds me of the way back in the day Dr. Demento ; ]

[@WayOfTheZombie]

♠️♥️♠️

[@tiffanieallen3224]

It’s been three weeks since you left us the cliffhanger. Patiently waiting.

[@WayOfTheZombie]

I'm shooting for this Sunday morning 6 am, the 22nd

[@purplebooger6410]

Would a cheap Mylar blanket work in place of the aluminum foil?

[@topsecreturl]

Love seeing this success. You can see how far your videos have come and its really nice to see you working and crafting. loving what you do. bonus spider at 15:39

[@adamrises2294]

ALSO 11:05

[@Kate-turbokateproducts]

You're so creative in music and in woodworking thank you so much I've really enjoyed this episode

[@jmothers]

11:04 bottom left, radioactive cockroach 🪳 making a run for it! 😮

[@dereklasher4552]

What is the song that starts playing at the 10:15 mark?

[@WayOfTheZombie]

My Baby Smells Like Fish - Ai

[@dereklasher4552]

@WayOfTheZombie How could I access this track? Is it available to purchase??

[@ra_vin]

Lol, thought this would be a perfect song a Project Zomboid montage.

[@Richz87]

No luck finding the song either. Please give us a source sir!

[@markgelinas8114]

This was entertaining. Made something like this about 6 years ago from cardboard, tempered glass, and aluminum vent hose. The temp on output was 104F and there was a gap of 4 inches open at the bottom. If I make another, I'll use used cans or 4" chimney flue the make the radiant heat exchanger and cover it with polycarbonate to trap the heat. Even a Trombe should do nicely facing southerly from east to west and warm up several hundred square feet. Add reflectors and increase to output in solar activity by the number of sides you use the reflection on. Put a reflector on all 4 sides and your output goes up 4 times. Just angle the reflectors for optimal solar capture.

[@WayOfTheZombie]

Aluminum cans have a plastic liner on the inside, something to take note of!! I like the reflector idea. For a solar heater a reflector cant hurt. Using a relector on pv panels does work but increases the temp of them too much. The suns reflection off a white surface is not as intense as the reflection off a mirror. When there is snow on the ground your solar heater will run quite a bit hotter. Anyone reflecting onto pv panels i would recommend a white reflector over mirrors

[@scottstewart5455]

Can't wait for the install video. Any idea when we can see it on KZbin?

[@WayOfTheZombie]

Working on it now. Should be within a week

[@Goodlesmilan]

oh man that ai music threw me for a spin! great video subscribed!!! from the information to the style greaetjorb

[@WayOfTheZombie]

🧟‍♂️💚

[@patnelson4289]

looking forward to the instal , great music

[@donovanallen]

Fun soundtrack, felt like I was walking the wasteland with a PIP on my wrist. Suggestion... Run the air thru a maze next time that routes back and forth from end to end, so you actively transfer the heat off the entire surface. This will give you more heat and cooler panel by probably a noticeable degree. I wonder if it would be worth it to also line the wood with insulation. Wood is a pretty bad insulator. Watched a few vids on this topic and this was the most fun!

[@WayOfTheZombie]

Glad u liked it! A maze would slow the air flow but increase Temps a few degrees. The maze material will steal heat in the process tho. The only heat loss in the wood would be in the 2x2's, and would be difficult to insulate but would increase output temp slightly. If you were to rip a bladewidth channel into the 2x2's about 1/4 to 3/8 inch in from the interior of the box this would put an air gap insulation between the interior chamber and the rest of the 2x2. I wouldn't rip through the 2x2 more than 3/4 the depth of it as it would decrease its strength too much.

[@donovanallen]

@WayOfTheZombie the maze would be made of insulation material, so shouldn't steal as much. A thermal camera might bear out what I am saying, as the air, without the maze, is going to bee line to the exhaust, skipping picking up the heat in the corners. Another thought I just had... Replace the boards with rigid insulation. With the structural integrity of rigid foam walls and internal maze, should be sturdy. I wouldn't go nuts with the maze, maybe 4 back and forth rows. I think you will pick up a lot of lost heat to more than make up for the loss, and the maze walls should equalize pretty quick and cease to absorb much heat thereafter, seeing as they are behind the warming surface directly and both sides of the walls would have airflow taking the heat away anyway. The air gap in the wood is a pretty interesting idea. I might use that for a project I have going on atm! Cheers ✌️

[@kd7alt]

I helped build a solar air heater using pop cans panted black in a frame with a glass front for my nephews science project. He hot an A+ and the school had me nuild larger ones for greenhouse.

[@stevenfaber3896]

I know it's silicone wire, but does it get too hot within the foam/foil tape sandwich when itself it heats up?

[@stevenfaber3896]

Also, flex seal?

[@WayOfTheZombie]

@@stevenfaber3896 Silicone has a continuous duty at 300 F to 600 F, so no worries!

[@amousanon.]

Can you use clear acrylic insted of plate glass?

[@WayOfTheZombie]

You can use acrylic or polycarbonate. Make sure you get them with UV resistance or they'll yellow and start to break down in a few years. One unit I made with acrylic lasted over 6 years without the UV protection. Plastics are easier and lighter to work with.

[@rrockey401]

@@WayOfTheZombie plexi and lexan expand .ALOT ! In the heat,silicone sealants wont stick to either one of them and glass is less money. i find that acrylic or polycarbonates so much that it bows away from the frame and stresses an already poor bond and air leaks form.I worked with those products many years . glass is easier to work with ,cheaper and lasts forever

[@WayOfTheZombie]

I agree. In the past I made them with lexan so I could have a bowed front for rigidity I had to use a lot of screws, Silicone, and foam to keep it tight. Glass is 👑

[@boogiebean6036]

Would a mylar emergency blanket work instead of the aluminum foil? It would be less delicate. With my luck, I'd have to redo the foil at least once lol

[@WayOfTheZombie]

Mylar is rated to about 312 deg. F max continuous duty. The solar heater is usually running at 140 F or less. However you might consider that it's also polyester plastic. If you're good with it do some more research and give it a go!

[@MrErik038]

Nice and educationel 😂 thanks!

[@bluelighting97]

Great job on painting the doggo looks like a factory job…. Lol

[@Denniejones]

Would polycarbonate window work as well? Great video. Love, love, love the music and old commercials.

[@WayOfTheZombie]

Yes. You would use a rubberized foam seal instead of silicone when placing it. You can find rolls of it in the window and door section of your fav hardware store. Thank you!

[@novampires223]

Love the radio bits.. this was fun. I do need a greenhouse heater too..😊

[@thetribesman8658]

Anyone else see the monster spyder @ 15:35 ish? Wow!

[@WayOfTheZombie]

It's a RAD-SPIDER!

[@ra_vin]

I was just about to post the same question.

[@keithrigsby-je5ui]

Liked! Subbd! the music wuz AWESOME!! I'm a life-time 'fan' of Jazz! Yerz wuz, 'interesting'!

[@WayOfTheZombie]

Thank you, glad you enjoyed it!

[@MrDkgio]

To increase the heated surface area, you could glue the tinfoil to black corrugated plastic, this would make the heated surface at least 3x bigger than the same area of flat tinfoil.

[@WayOfTheZombie]

If it could be corrugated without having to glue it to something that would make the heat transfer take longer. The foil could be installed over an arced plane, curved surface, yes that would be something you could try. My advice would be to just make the entire unit a few inches wider and/or taller, and flat - as that would be easier to design. Thanks for your idea!

[@amousanon.]

What wire guage?, what hole size?

[@WayOfTheZombie]

16ga. Rewatch the materials list near beginning for details. 3/8 drill bit

[@Richz87]

Any chance you could provide a source for the song, sir?

[@WayOfTheZombie]

I will make a download for yall. I'm workin on pt 2 rn tho!

[@aaroncottrill7426]

What about black poly like pond liner?

[@WayOfTheZombie]

It's probably thicker, toxic when heated, and would break down from uv. Think microplastics and voc's in your air

[@lawrencerasmus]

Why not use black landscape sheet

[@WayOfTheZombie]

The foil is ultra thin, not toxic, and is non permeable

[@MJ-ge6jz]

I wounder if spay painting the back of the glass, omitting the delicate tin foil, would be just as effective?

[@WayOfTheZombie]

This would heat the glass directly. The glass would take much longer to get warm than the foil. It would also put the paint in contact with the air in your house

[@juliewilliams489]

Aluminium flashing might be a stronger alternative to foil🤔

[@WayOfTheZombie]

It's thicker and therefor slower to transfer but would be ideal for an RV or trailer situation

[@Gijs-t7p]

What is the silicone wire good for?

[@WayOfTheZombie]

300 deg F

[@Gijs-t7p]

@@WayOfTheZombie I meant the wire going from hole to hole on the back. What does it do?

[@WayOfTheZombie]

@Gijs-t7p That's for the thermostat. Whether you use a solar panel or power from the wall for the fan.

[@Gijs-t7p]

@@WayOfTheZombie thank you!

[@josetalavera1275]

You are a really funny guy!!!

[@fredford7642]

Informative video, but Galaxy Groove radio..........really, It was distracting and without purpose.

[@arniec6817]

Ironclad has you covered

[@gregsavant9595]

Video was 4 years to late!!

[@WayOfTheZombie]

@@gregsavant9595 lol

[@stephenstrickland3713]

Seems just like biden and kamala but like the music

[@davemact301]

Not enough flow to the assembly and too much distraction from the purpose.

[@toddtavares7386]

You use that saw wrong. It's a sliding cross cut saw, not a chop saw.

[@WayOfTheZombie]

@@toddtavares7386 yeah, the sliding part doesn't work. It's missing a part

[@bass_and_bass3323]

😂 then why do they have a chop option

[@freedomisfromtruth]

Are you working on a video how make a proper tinfoil hat to reduce brain scans

[@WayOfTheZombie]

That's not a bad idea. It's on THE list! Thanks

[@lordrussell666]

i bit you play fallout

[@WayOfTheZombie]

I played a little bit of pt3. I've been saving any playthroughs for a special day. Which one do u recommend?

[@lordrussell666]

@@WayOfTheZombie I own them all Fallout 4 give it a try

[@WayOfTheZombie]

Will do!

[@glenmesser1703]

Ok bedtime

[@MrDenGreasy]

Nice tutorial but for the love of god skip the fallout commercials, or at least put them over the video,not still images.

[@billwatcher9321]

This is an interesting idea but, really dumb. It only works if you live someplace that never gets cloudy.

[@WayOfTheZombie]

That's like saying solar panels don't work

[@johnschneider931]

Insulated bucket(s) of sand, PVC hose heat exchange coil. Not the most efficient but effective anyway and dollar per watt will not be bad. Compare to say a wall unit ac modified to direct heat into your bucket and the cold into another bucket, an mmpt charge control, an inverter, a battery or capacitor to level frequency, 800 to 1200 watts of n type or sigs shade tolerant panels. Or a 2500 w solar generator with same panel to run that AC. More comparable would be your insulated metal bucket of sand on a induction hotplate with 1200 watts of solar and that solar generator from black Friday sales. Most would choose a mr buddy and a bbq propane tank. 😂 Ar

[@corytheriault2365]

😂 sun is still up even if cloudy! It would cut the amount of heat but it still would heat somewhat. Clouds affect visible light and infrared light in different ways: Visible light Clouds scatter and block visible light because its short wavelengths bump into particles in the air. Clouds reflect an average of 20% of incoming solar radiation, but the amount varies by cloud type. Thin clouds reflect 30-50% of sunlight, while thick clouds can reflect up to 90%. Infrared light Infrared light can pass through clouds more easily than visible light because its longer wavelengths slip between particles more easily. Infrared light can even penetrate all but the densest dust regions in space.

[@nonya.bizness]

yeah, that's why i don't buy a car- they only work if you never run out of gas. ... duh.

[@mariomartin1981]

LOL..did you go to school.LOL

[@waynemeierdirk]

do not live his style

[@paradoxworkshop4659]

Live your own style seems to be his style. I'll not copy either.