What did you do in the garden today?

[WthrLady]

I like the concept...

I do have power in my coop but a heater would be a safety issue. However, something like this is doable without the safety concern.

Did you watch the video of the guy who did this for his man cave, by chance? (https://www.treehugger.com/how-build-diy-solar-air-heater-old-soda-cans-4856770)

I would do the "flow" in reverse from what he did... I'd use the fan to pull air from the ceiling, pipe it through the cans/ducts to warm it and circulate it back to the room near the floor.

I'd only be using this in the winter so grabbing warmer air from the ceiling to be heated through the system would be more efficient because you'd already be a tad bit warmer to start. And pumping it out the bottom to slowly rise through the room so it disperses better...

Of course that's provided your fan is strong enough to suck in the air and also push it through the system to the bottom pipe.

the fan you want moves the air slowly. the air has to slowly travel through the greenhouse box cans or ducting to heat up.

 

[Sally PB]

Yeah, we're forecast for heavy rain on Monday, with a high near 50! I'm glad that won't be snow.

The weather needs to settle down.

 

[cj2024]

I tried a different new tea from my local supermarket, it's called Matcha green tea/lemon grass. I think it tastes better than the plain Matcha tea. I always told myself something is missing whenever I made plain Matcha tea. The lemon grass adds that missing element.

The other type of tea that I enjoy without any sweetener is called Genmaicha which is a traditional Japanese green tea combined with roasted brown rice.

I am going to try the Matcha green tea/Jasmine next. I also notice that the brand name that sells the different types of tea makes a big difference. I am sold on the brand ITO EN.

I got into drinking tea ever since I started reading those martial arts novels on https://novelfull.net/library-of-heavens-path.html

 

[TJAnonymous]

Dust on the fan when it sucks from a coop. Can ruin unless a sealed motor

Or a filter

 

[chickengr]

my rasberries, tayberry and thornless blackberries arrived. going to plant them today.

 

[LaurenRitz]

I like the concept...

I do have power in my coop but a heater would be a safety issue. However, something like this is doable without the safety concern.

Did you watch the video of the guy who did this for his man cave, by chance? (https://www.treehugger.com/how-build-diy-solar-air-heater-old-soda-cans-4856770)

I would do the "flow" in reverse from what he did... I'd use the fan to pull air from the ceiling, pipe it through the cans/ducts to warm it and circulate it back to the room near the floor.

I'd only be using this in the winter so grabbing warmer air from the ceiling to be heated through the system would be more efficient because you'd already be a tad bit warmer to start. And pumping it out the bottom to slowly rise through the room so it disperses better...

Air rises through the pipe as the sun heats it, so your plan would be working against the natural inclination of the system. Might want to adjust the design to take that into account.

The original system was designed for passive heat production. Cold air in the bottom, heated as it rises which creates a chimney as the heated air flows out the top.

 

[BirdsBeesTrees]

We got an ice storm, ice has covered every surface and branches are snapping off.

 

[jerryse]

Ice storm is starting here. Staying in. No need to risk a fall. Should reach 39 late 29 now.

 

[WthrLady]

Or a filter

mine is a sealed unit and blowing INTO the coop

 

[WthrLady]

We got an ice storm, ice has covered every surface and branches are snapping off.

here too