[Greenbuilding] Solar cooker

Lynelle Hamilton lynelle at lahamilton.com
Tue Aug 2 18:29:26 CDT 2011


Very true...or here, "insulated" in drifting snow.

Lynelle

On 02/08/2011 7:19 PM, Kathy Cochran wrote:
> However, if it is winter, it could be not just cold outside, but windy as
> well, which could blow the solar cooker over, and there would be your stew
> -  ALL OVER the ground!!  Just a thought!
>
> Cheers,  Kathy
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:greenbuilding-bounces at lists.bioenergylists.org] On Behalf Of Corwyn
> Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2011 4:11 PM
> To: Green Building
> Subject: Re: [Greenbuilding] Solar cooker
>
> On 8/2/2011 6:46 PM, Lynelle Hamilton wrote:
>> Thanks. Cate. I hadn't thought of using it in the sunroom (I have one
>> here also). How warm is the ambient air in the sunroom when you use the
>> cooker? My sunroom is unheated, and not used November to March, although
>> it's the main entrance, so we go in and out through it all the time.
> If the sunroom is not appreciably warmer than the outside air, I would
> put the solar stove outdoors rather than in the sunroom.  If the room is
> 50°F, and the outside is 0°F, a solar oven at 335°F is losing about 15%
> more heat outside, than inside.  The glass in the sunroom could easily
> be blocking or absorbing at least that fraction of the sunlight.
>
> Thank You Kindly,
>
> Corwyn
>

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