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Old 01-05-12, 01:25 AM   #1064
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Originally Posted by MN Renovator View Post
...I don't see the metal lath doing that much since most of the light will pass through the mesh and hit the plywood.
Well, it might take three layers to do the trick. The idea is to have all the sun's energy heat up the metal lath and to quickly release it into the air stream.

I can't claim ownership of the idea, it came From Sunspots: An Exploration of Solar Energy Through Fact and Fiction by Steve Baer, an excellent book.

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