Apricus Solar Water Heaters

Apricus offers two types of Solar Collectors for use in a Solar Water Heater systems

Evacuated Tube Collectors combine the high efficiency performance of evacuated tubes with rapid heat transfer capacity of heat pipes to provide a collector that can operate efficiently in almost any climate providing hot water for residential or commercial solar water heating projects.  

For more information about Apricus ETC evacuated tube collectors, click here. 

Flat Plate Collectors offer a reliable supply of solar hot water for residential and commercial applications where evacuated tubes may not be suitable.  

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Flat Plate vs Evacuated Tubes

How to choose between a Flat Plate or Evacuate Tube collector?  Below is a simple table to provide a general comparison.  Additional factors may be present, and ultimately your local solar professional can help choose what will provide the best value for money and energy savings for your application.