Project:Solar dehydrator
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| Solar dehydrator | ||
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 Example of a down draft dehydrator | ||
| Hosts | Stephanie | |
| Location | Jones Valley Farm | |
| Contact info | ||
| Website | Improving Solar Food Dryers | |
| Solar dehydrator subpages | ||
| Started | ||
| Date | 19:13, 26 February 2013 (CST) | |
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let's make a solar dehydrator for drying up fruits and vegetables electricity free! i've got some plans, just need some materials and hands.
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Goals/Problems
Materials
- Materials Needed (approximate cost is $150, excluding
stainless steel shelf screen)
- One 4' x 8' 3/4" CDX exterior plywood for sides, vent
covers and door
- One 4' x 8' 1/4" exterior plywood for bottom, roof and
south wall of drying box
- approx. 12 - 8' long 1x2 pine
- Two 8' long PT 2x4 for dryer legs
- Water resistant glue
- Caulk or glazing tape
- Eight 1/4" X 2 1/4" lag bolts and washers
- 24" wide by 30' long piece of black or dark gray
aluminum window screen (.65/FT)
- Ten 21" x 14.5" Stainless steel screen for drying
- shelves ($6.62/SF) adds another $150 to cost or could
use a vinyl or vinyl clad fiberglass screen for about .35/SF
- 24" X 12 ft. 0.040 Sun Lite HP plastic glazing
($1.85/SF)
- Two 3 1/4" strap hinges approx.
- Fifty 1 1/2" galvanized deck screws
paint
- Two 2" hook and eyes
- One 4' x 8' 3/4" celotex foil faced polyisocyanurate
insulation board
