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Chad300tdt · #7 06-20-2008, 04:54 PM

I'll have 3 on the south facing side of the house and one each on east and west.

That's a good idea about sealing them off. I can build a little door on hinges lined with celotex like I plan to line the box itself with. In the morning I can open the door and let it hang (like the glove box in your car), and close it at night.

Some of the plans I've looked at have sliding doors to close the box off in summer so you can leave them in the windows year round without unwanted heat entering the home, but I'm sure it would work in the way you mentioned too.