Mark P Posted November 1, 2009 Report Share Posted November 1, 2009 I have seen these from the road before, but never up close. This was on the house next door to a recent inspection. I had always thought they were old solar panels, possible a passive solar heating system or just a crazy sky light. Anyway from the roof next door it looks like there is insulation on the inside that has self destructed. Click to Enlarge 54.35 KB Click to Enlarge 24.68 KB Click to Enlarge 26.73 KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caryseidner Posted November 1, 2009 Report Share Posted November 1, 2009 It looks like a clearstory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Dirks Jr Posted November 1, 2009 Report Share Posted November 1, 2009 I knew someone who had something like that. It had a small blower that would blow warmed air from the cavity into the living room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Raymond Posted November 2, 2009 Report Share Posted November 2, 2009 Yeah, it really looks like a defunct solar hot air system. Most likely works about as well now as it did new. Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichNSpect Posted November 2, 2009 Report Share Posted November 2, 2009 Looks like a Clearstory, but could be a very old Flat-plate Collector. Although, it's very large to be a collector. Was it built into the roof? Can't see the back of it. Kevin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Fabry Posted November 2, 2009 Report Share Posted November 2, 2009 It doesn't begin to meet any definition of "clearstory" (clerestory) I've come across. It's a solar collector, likely for domestic water and the "film" is black film that once was adhered to the back of the glass or polycarbonate. The systems are ubiquitous in my area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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