In Part 6?we showed you the components of the box that was shipped along with the Cansolair Solar Max 240.
Today we look more closely at the unit itself.
As we have shown previously the unit is shipped in a plywood crate for protection.
In the above picture you can see Bennett starting to remove the top cover. Look at the unit with the top crate cover now removed in the picture below where we?see all all of those recycled beverage containers, even through the removable plastic see-through covering and the small square-ish piece of white Styrofoam.
Now, in the?following picture you can see the back of the Solar Max 240. What I want to draw to your attention are the markings on the back. See the ‘A’, ‘B’ and ‘C’ markings in the above picture? See how they are at both the top (right) and the bottom (left) of the unit?
Look closer. Notice how the A, B and C on the left are surrounded each by a square (sort of 
) yet the A, B and C are surrounded each by a circle? This is not coincidental. Rather the component through which air from inside the house / building enters the Solar Max 240 unit is square yet the component through which heated air from inside the unit re-enteres the house / building is round (see yesterday’s article for pictures of these components).
Lastly, and this is important, keep looking at the picture above. Look at where the A is located on the left and where it is located on the right. See how they are at opposite corners of the unit?
This is, again, not just a coincidence. You want the air to flow from one corner of the Solar Max 240 to the opposite?corner at the other end to maximize the length of time the air is in the unit self being heated. If?you install the intake and outlet on the same side of the unit it will reduce the amount of the?interior surface of the unit that the air will touch and thus reduce the rise in temperature.
Next time we look at our plan for the placement of the unit against the south wall of our home.?
