Testimonials

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It even works in partial cloud.

The old style panel was in use on my house for six years and it heated my sixteen hundred square foot house but this latest new and improved model is way more powerful and more quiet. It even works in partial cloud.

Larry Lewis

"I normally burn about 2,400 litres of oil annually for heating fall through spring. Since I installed a Cansolair from Renewable Lifestyles last fall, my oil consumption is down by almost a third. Even on the coldest days, the boiler may not come on from after 8:30 though early evening, if the day has been sunny. Payback at this rate will be less than 4 years which is pretty impressive."

Jim Bartley, Malpeque, PE

"We purchased a Cansolair solar panel in December 2005 and are very impressed with the heat it provides. It has very little expense (pennies a day). We just plug it in and let it heat our home. Based on its performance we recommend the Cansolair solar panel as an inexpensive and hassle- and worry-free heating source."

Ellen Larter,

Oleary, PE

I have been using the Cansolair Solar Max on my barn/shop and can say that I am more than happy with the heater.  Some days I have had to turn it down to keep the building comfortable.  I do not expect to pay a lot of money for heat this season.

Rich
Albany NY

Upstate Solar installed a Cansolair Solar Max on my home  in late September 2008.  In June of 2009 I calculated my savings from the winter of 2008-2009 and I saved 500 gallons of fuel oil.   The CO2 savings is an added bonus which was 11,000 lbs. that I kept from entering the environment. The Solar Max more than exceeded my expectations. I would recommend the Solar Max to anyone who wants to save money and help the environment at the same time.

Bill
Catskill NY

This product is an excellent alternative heating source under the proper conditions. I was reluctant to permanently install the unit (i.e. cut holes in my house) until I knew what results to expect. One side of the house had a southern exposure, but was situated in a bit of a valley with some neighbor\'s pine trees further affecting/blocking the sun during mid-afternoon. I built a rack up against the house to hold the unit and made some heavily insulated duct work to vent it. The ducts went through windows in 2 different rooms that I fitted with 2 inches of foam board with cutouts for the fan assembly and output louver.

During the periods of good sun exposure and from about 9:30 to 2:00, and 3:30 to sundown, the unit delivered air approaching and occasionally exceeding 100 degrees F.
I de-installed the unit in the spring. The next year I rebuilt the rack about 5 feet higher and further toward the front, to help compensate for the pine trees that blocked some sun. It also vented out from and into 2 different windows. The room with the output vent became quite warm on sunny days, but I had to put a small, slow speed fan in the doorway to move the warm air into the rest of the house.

I know I saved money on heating costs, though I was unable to determine exactly how much. I was pleased with the overall performance of this product. However, I would urge anyone considering one to fully understand the installation location and sun exposure aspects and also the input and output locations and air movement within the house. I have since moved and as the unit was never permanently installed I took it with me.

John Celentano
December, 2006