During a total rise in price people try to live more economically. Concerning this and utilities, which are provided at very high tariffs, growing year by year. The most enterprising first of all warm the house and install an air solar collector, which allows you to use your electricity and partly to heat both the residential house and utility rooms.
What is an air-solar collector?
This uncomplicated design is a box inside which the reflector is located, and directly the pipeline, in which the heating of the air occurs due to the greenhouse effect. Cold air from the street or the room gets into the collector and, thanks to the sun's rays, heats up. After that, it enters the converter through the flanges, and then the energy accumulates in the accumulator, after which it can be consumed at the discretion of the host.
And although an air solar collector for heating in the northern regions can not fully become an alternative to traditional heating due to too low temperatures and a short daylight, it can be used as an auxiliary method. That is, half will be taken by the collector itself, provided that its dimensions correspond to consumption.
Types of air solar collectors
There are several types of heating solar devices. They can be subdivided into accumulative, flat liquid and air. In addition, the collectors differ in terms of temperature and are:
- weak - for heating running water and lighting;
- average - for heating the house;
- Powerful - use in production rooms.
Calculation of the solar air collector
To collect air, the solar-air collector requires a fan. Its power depends on the area of the room and on the size of the box itself
In addition to the fan, a correct calculation of the size of the collector is necessary and if there is no possibility to calculate everything yourself, it is better to entrust it to a specialist. After all, every detail is important in this business - a layer of insulation, the thickness of the walls of the box and glass, the color in which the collector is painted.
The service life of such a collector is about 20 years, so having spent a small amount once, you can get its payback in the next six months.