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Default Solar ovens (was Microwave baked potato?)

In article
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Dan Abel > wrote:

> In article >,
> Omelet > wrote:
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> > Consider putting the fan unit underground.
> > I read a website once on underground AC units to increase efficiency.
> > I moved mine into full shade and it's helped a bit. Supposedly putting
> > the condenser underground helps too.

>
> Shade makes some sense to me. However, I think that dirt is sometimes a
> good insulator, so that wouldn't work. I'm no expert, though.


Hm. Let me do some googling.
An Orkin man at work that dabbled in this stuff introduced me to the
concept:

http://mb-soft.com/solar/saving.html
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