Cansolair Ra240 Solarmax Solar Air Heater review

State of installation: Massachusetts
Type of house: Custom ranch
Size of house: approx. 4000 sf

I installed this unit to an addition of my house that was
built on lally columns. This room was constantly cold due to high ceilings and the amount of exposed walls, floors, etc.

I mounted the Solarmax on the wall of the southern exposed side of the addition. I had to mount the panel horizontally (which still works well) due to the low height of the walls of the addition.

During clear days, this panel continuously pumps out hot air around 100 degrees. The room now gets so warm, I have to turn on the ceiling fan to disperse the heat to the adjoining kitchen. I have an indoor thermometer in the kitchen that records temperatures around 74 degrees when the panel and ceiling fan is on. The room seems to stay warmer into the night, I'm assuming the furniture is absorbing the heat?

I have definitely saved money on oil since the heating zone on this part of the house does not turn on when the sun is out.

I would have given this unit 5 stars if Cansolair installs a lower temp fan trigger inside the panel. The automatic fan will turn on when the inside of the panel reaches a certain temp. I find it more efficient turning the panel on and off myself since you can start pumping hot air before the trigger is tripped.

Massachusetts does not charge sales tax on this, or other, alternative energy products. I also got a nice write off on my taxes at the end of the year.

The folks at Alternative Energy are easy to work with. In fact, I just purchased the SolarSheet system from them for my rooftop.
I'll have reviews posted for that system next year.

Feel free to email me with any questions, comments or pictures of the install.

Justin
justinh@yahoo.com

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