Today's Temperature

[NutmegCT]

LOL - Tony - if you need heat in that garage, and all that glass faces south ... you wouldn't need *any* other winter heat source when the sun shines.

And I'd sure suggest some awnings or deciduous trees in front of the windows, for shade during summer.

Another thing to consider - add some sort of "heat collector" behind the glass that isn't used for the hot air boxes. The collector (cement blocks, black painted drums of water, etc.) acts as a thermal "dump", and would retain the sun's heat even after the sun goes down. Again, totally passive - no moving parts, and basically free.

Otherwise - go for it!

T.

 

[tony barnhill]

I'm thinking starting with each corner window skipping every other & ending up with a double collector in the middle...a big sheet of plywood in the window inserts painted flat black.....& that's a good idea about some sort of passive collector behind the remaining windows (though not blocking them) to retain heat.

I've been trying to figure out some way to block heat during the summer - I'd initially thought about building some removeable window coverings out of black screen.

 

[NutmegCT]

I'm thinking starting with each corner window skipping every other & ending up with a double collector in the middle...a big sheet of plywood in the window inserts painted flat black.....& that's a good idea about some sort of passive collector behind the remaining windows (though not blocking them) to retain heat.

I've been trying to figure out some way to block heat during the summer - I'd initially thought about building some removeable window coverings out of black screen.

Tony - I'm starting a new thread. Figure folks interested in temps didn't expect to read all this solar stuff.