An Inexpensive Economic Solar Heating System For Homes

At a glance..

This report describes a low-cost solar home heating system to supplement the homeowner's present warm-air heating system. Instructions are given to the homeowner for a solar heating installation in which he supplies all labor necessary to install off-the-shelf components estimated to cost $2000.

The details..

"An Inexpensive Economical Solar Heating System for Homes" is a technical memorandum that provides homeowners with instructions on how to construct an affordable solar heating system using off-the-shelf components estimated to cost $2000.

The report is divided into three parts: (1) A brief background on solar heating; (2) Langley Research Center's experience with a demonstration system; and (3) information for the homeowner who wishes to construct such a system. The authors provide guidelines and performance data obtained from their tested demonstration system at Langley Research Center.

Homeowners can reduce their heating bill by approximately 40 percent for a 1500-foot home insulated to 1974 FHA minimum standards if they follow the instructions provided in this report. Manufacturers and prices of each component used are given along with rough cost analysis based on these prices are given for convenience purposes.

Overall, this book serves as an excellent resource guide providing homeowners with practical knowledge about constructing an economical yet efficient solar home-heating systems.