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A solar heating unit especially adapted for use in conjunction with basementless buildings of the kind having a floor spaced above ground level, which space is traversed by plumbing lines. The solar heating unit includes a chamber into which air drawn from the interior of the building is delivered f

A solar heating unit especially adapted for use in conjunction with basementless buildings of the kind having a floor spaced above ground level, which space is traversed by plumbing lines. The solar heating unit includes a chamber into which air drawn from the interior of the building is delivered for absorption of heat and from which chamber heated air is discharged. Heated air discharged from the solar heating unit is delivered selectively to the interior of the building, to insulated enclosures encircling the plumbing lines, or both, or is exhausted to atmosphere.

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The combination of a solar energy heating unit and a building having a floor through and below which plumbing lines extend downwardly to below ground level, said heating unit comprising a plurality of frame members together forming an enclosure having at one side thereof a sunlight transmitting wall

The combination of a solar energy heating unit and a building having a floor through and below which plumbing lines extend downwardly to below ground level, said heating unit comprising a plurality of frame members together forming an enclosure having at one side thereof a sunlight transmitting wall and a base spaced from and opposing said wall; a heat absorbing member pleated to form a plurality of uniform, flat webs seated on said base and alternating with uniform, upstanding, imperforate conical ribs extending toward but terminating short of said wall to define between said wall and said member a chamber, said ribs being sealed at their ends to form dead air spaces between said ribs and said base; first air duct means communicating with said chamber adjacent one end thereof for delivering air into said chamber; second air duct means communicating with said chamber at the opposite end thereof for conducting air out of said chamber; means for establishing air flow through said chamber; insulated conduit means encircling said plumbing lines and spanning the distance between said floor and ground level; and air passage means coupling said second duct means and said insulated conduit means for discharging heated air from said chamber to said insulated conduit means.