Solar Information

Installing a solar water heating system can offset up to 75% of your annual water heating and energy costs, greatly reducing your utility bill for one of the largest consumers of energy.

In the average household, water heating accounts for around 30% of CO₂ emissions. By installing a solar water heater, which can provide between 50-70% of your hot water heating energy needs, you can reduce your total CO₂ Emissions by more than 20%.

How Does It Work?

The Apricus evacuated tube solar collector utilizes energy from the sun to provide hot water and space heating for homes and businesses.

1. Collector manifold
2. Glass wool insulation
3. Copper header pipe (liquid flow)
4. Stainless steel mounting frame
5. Evacuated tube (solar absorber)
6. Heat transfer fin and heat pipe

Collector Operation

Step 1: Sunlight is absorbed inside the evacuated tube causing it to heat up.

Step 2: The heat pipe inside the tube carries this thermal energy up to the manifold box.

Step 3: Fluid circulating from the storage tank to the header extracts the energy from the hot heat pipe tips.

Step 4: The newly heated fluid is then moved back to the storage tank and the cycle begins again.

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