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Re: Q&A Spotlight: Can Solar Heat Be Stored for Next Winter?

Couple points.
1) Sand is dumb, so it will release the *stored* heat into the house above during the summer.

2) Cold flows to hot so the cold ground under the sand will negate the stored heat pretty quick unless there is insulation between the sand and the ground.

Other than those 2 things I like the idea.

posted: 10:03 pm on August 9th

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