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04/18/2008 3:12 PM  
Call me crazy, but would this work?

It just occurred to me while checking out this SolarSheet product, what if you built a storm window that was made of thick, medium-dark tinted glass (not opaque, though, otherwise it would get claustrophobic), then left a small gap between the head and sill of a south-facing window (or installed a small one-way vent top and bottom)

Would that generate enough heat to make for a cheap temporary trombe wall that someone could install in the winter to provide supplementary heat and remove in the summer? Would that be superior in performance to using just a regular storm window?

I guess I'm wondering if the heat output and air flow from the sun beating down on the airspace would compensate for the heat loss from not having a traditional storm window.

If this would work, it could be the ideal solution for a one-size fits all passive solar retrofit product that isn't incredibly ugly like most cheap solutions.
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04/18/2008 3:18 PM  
...I guess I'll just have to experiment with it myself and see what I find...
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