Been trying for a while to come up with plans to heat the floors in the house during winter. If you look at electrical equipment sold for heated floors, it's quite expensive and takes a huge amount of work. Then it costs no small amount to run it.
Instead, I've finally come up with a method for using solar heating for the floors in the main house. Not going to be able to do it right away because it will still cost some money. One major aspect is insulating the floors. The insulation and sheeting to retain the insulation is important because I don't want to blow dirt up through the floors, so that will act as a barrier. The solar heat would only be active during the day. So, the insulation would also help retain the heat at night.
Basically, the idea comes down to an extension of the plans to solar heat the solarium. Building a large solar collection panel into the solarium, run pipes with a fan down to ground level and under the house. Warm air rises, enters the system, gets heated further, then gets blown down again in a constant cycle while the sun is up.
My best bet is to add a thermal switch, so the fan only blows when temperatures in the system exceed a certain point. That may take a little experimentation but I'm guessing about 120 degrees would be good. Also have to add a standard switch, so it can be turned off in summer.
Instead, I've finally come up with a method for using solar heating for the floors in the main house. Not going to be able to do it right away because it will still cost some money. One major aspect is insulating the floors. The insulation and sheeting to retain the insulation is important because I don't want to blow dirt up through the floors, so that will act as a barrier. The solar heat would only be active during the day. So, the insulation would also help retain the heat at night.
Basically, the idea comes down to an extension of the plans to solar heat the solarium. Building a large solar collection panel into the solarium, run pipes with a fan down to ground level and under the house. Warm air rises, enters the system, gets heated further, then gets blown down again in a constant cycle while the sun is up.
My best bet is to add a thermal switch, so the fan only blows when temperatures in the system exceed a certain point. That may take a little experimentation but I'm guessing about 120 degrees would be good. Also have to add a standard switch, so it can be turned off in summer.
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