Just as it sounds this design replaces the stack of pop cans in the solar air heating panel with standard eaves trough downspouts painted matt black to absorb the sun s rays.
Diy solar collector panel.
Glue and screw the sides together a b and c.
We know about these solar heaters which are used to heat water of a pool and many of you came up with the idea of turning them into similar flat plate solar.
Assembly of the solar collector cut the timber treat all sawn ends with a good quality timber preservative.
You can use tempered glass but it will make your solar panels much heavier.
Diy solar panel assembling the case that will nestle the solar panels will be realized out of wood of 0 6 in 15 mm while in the front a 0 12in 3mm poly carbonate or plexiglas sheet or tempered glass can be used.
The back of the solar panel will be insulated properly with a rock wool or styrodur of 20mm 0 8 inch.
Diy solar project takes shape when i wrote about denise and dan rojas video of their diy solar collector they re building from an old satellite dish commenter luke asked what they were going.
I have insulated the backside of the solar collector with 20mm 0 8in rock wool.