Can an Apricus solar heat collector make water hot enough?
Yes during, good weather, an Apricus solar collector will be able to bring water up to boiling point. Obviously this is not generally necessary, so the system should be designed for providing a daily temperature rise of around 25° – 30° C (45° – 54°F) throughout the summer. Installing a domestic system which is designed to bring cold water up to 60°C (141°F) every day is not a logical way to work. Simply because the hot water is not going to be used every day. So on following day, the water in the system will boil and dump hot water through the relief valve. This means you will be wasting both energy and water.
