It's black with a bubble wrap texture 20' x 20' round. Used to cover above ground pools. Seller said that it got his pool in the low 90's when it was only 75 degrees out. It was unrolled draped on the lawn when I bought it in June. Can't remember now if there was a logo or maker's tag on it. Currently rolled up in very long bag smack dab in the middle of DH's cider press work space.
Since I had worked all night I may have had cloudy judgement when I purchased the pool blanket. My idea was to use it somehow for a working thermosyphon solar space heater. Maybe lay it across the pipes or baffles?
Second idea was to wrap the blanket around some water filled 55 gallon barrels in my green house. At night remove blanket to let heat escape into the green house.
Portable greenhouse pays for it self in that I start most of my garden from seed and a yearly plant sale that nets around a few hundred. Being able to start plants earlier without paying for heat would be good, perhaps expand my sale offerings = more $.
So would comming home to a warm bathroom (heated by a thermosyphon solar space heater).
So far I'm out $20 for the blanket. There's a nearby Duro Shed factory with free scrap wood and I'm not above curb shopping for parts. This has to be very do able in cost & skill level.
Below is a link to my blog which shows our life as urban homesteaders in a 30' x 90' lot. We are near Buffalo, New York zone 4/5.
So my question is this," What's the best use of this to make me some heat"?
Open to ideas winter is comming.
~~ pelenaka ~~
http://thirtyfivebyninety.blogspot.com/
Pool Cover/Heater - Best use of to make heat
