Solar Dehydrator
Intro: Solar Dehydrator
Raisins, apricots, prunes, dates, sometimes strawberries or raspberries in cereal, they're all dried fruits. Many of these are imported and dried with some environmental cost. However, you can grow many of these fruits without chemicals and dry them without electricity. Here's one step of that process. This solar dehydrator is simple, inexpensive, and effective. Soon you can enjoy home dried fruits yourself!
Make sure to read all instructions before building. There are quite a few steps, but they're all pretty easy.
STEP 1: Materials
TOOLS
Scissors
Cutter Pliers (not in the picture)
MATERIALS
3 x boxes (one long and wide but not very deep, another just as wide but deeper and shorter, and the third a fairly small box)
duct tape
clear tape
several sheets of paper
alluminum foil
cling wrap
1cm square grid chicken wire (see picture)
nails
black paint (not in the picture)
An extra person is always helpful!
STEP 2: Heat Collector
STEP 3: Heat Collector Paper
STEP 4: Heat Collector Paper 2
STEP 5: Finishing the Heat Collector
STEP 6: Deydrator Unit
STEP 7: Side Vents
STEP 8: Tape Latches
STEP 9: Attaching the Heat Collector
STEP 10: Air Flow
STEP 11: Insulation
STEP 12: Racks
STEP 13: Support
STEP 14: You're DONE!!!
Enjoy your dried fruit!
6 Comments
dropkick 11 years ago
ian.semey 10 years ago
I guess it is because it contains air - and air is a very good insulator.
SNEHALCHEVLI 11 years ago
rimar2000 11 years ago
cambodiajack 11 years ago
I might try it without somtime, though. Thanks for the idea!
quatch 11 years ago
I've never tried seeing which is better, more cardboard, or foil.