Daily Home Renovation Tips

Now the creation of the holes in the wall can start.

In the picture below we see Bennett  first creating the hole were the heated air would return from the solar air heating unit back into the house.

In the picture below he can be seen using a chisel and hammer to pick away at the opening once the circular drill bit had gone so far into the brick.

Once the circular hole was finished, he then proceeded to create the square opening closer to the ground near the window for the lower intake component of the solar air heating unit.

Now, Bennett’s approach was to use a utility knife to cut the hole for the lower intake component in the drywall on the inside.

Once the hole in the drywall is removed you can see the uniqueness of our installation in the following picture.

What is shown in the above picture is the now exposed wood paneling that was installed by the prior owners of the house on the inside of the entire south wall of the basement.

When we purchased the house we decided, for better or for worse, to drywall over the wood paneling in the basement bedroom. Now, once the shaft is temporarily installed in the  lower intake hole and in fact the intake component as well, you can see that Bennett’s measurements were spot on. The intake component fits very nicely next to the electrical outlet it will use.

However, all is not as it might appear. When we return to our series on our solar air heating experiences, we will discuss another uniqueness to the installation in our home relating to the intake component of the Cansolair Solar Max 240.

To continue to the next article in this series, simply select this link to Part 11 - Wall Thickness Does Matter.