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SolarChoice Heaters - the simple, smart way to bring the latest innovation in passive solar heating technology into your home.

SolarChoice Heaters are a breakthrough passive solar heating system that look just like vertical window blinds – but do something no other window blind can.

When installed on a standard head rail in south-facing windows, SolarChoice Heaters generate free heat from the sun and insulate against heat loss. The University of Minnesota, Duluth, found that air temperatures leaving SolarChoice blinds and recirculating into your home can reach 120 degrees. And with an R-value of 1.73 they provide similar insulation to a double pane, gas-filled window. That means they help retain warm air in the fall and winter and insulate cooler air in warm weather months.

How can SolarChoice blinds help reduce your monthly heating bills?

During the fall and winter the sun is low in the sky. South-facing rooms receive the majority of the sun’s direct rays. When SolarChoice Heaters are installed in these rooms the sun heats the energy absorbing aluminum core inside each heating vane. As cool air travels along the aluminum core it is heated to 120 degrees and exits the top to re-circulate into the room as free heat.

That means you can turn your thermostat down during the day and let SolarChoice Heaters help keep temperatures up. Even if no one is home during the day SolarChoice Heaters will heat your home for free. And when you return home your furnace won’t have to work as hard to raise the temperature to the level you desire. The less your furnace works means there’s money being saved on home heating bills.

Not only do SolarChoice Heaters generate free solar heat, but with an R-value of 1.73, they insulate against heat loss during cold weather months. And during warm weather they help keep cool air in your home.

SolarChoice Heaters are the smart, simple way to bring solar heat into your home, insulate against heat and cool air loss, help lower your heating bills and reduce dependence on fossil fuels.

To help coordinate the placement of SolarChoice Heaters in your home décor our vertical window blinds are available in the standard Tan brushed aluminum finish (see Tan below). They are also available in nine additional colors for a nominal charge.