Can I heat my swimming pool or spa using an Apricus solar collector?
Grand collectors are high temperature collectors, and are therefore ideal for spas, as the volume of water is small and temperature requirements high. For swimming pools, however, the volume of water is large and the temperature rise required is only several degrees. The cost of heating a pool using solar tube collectors (for domestic purposes) may be prohibitively high. For large scale swimming pools, however, Grand collectors may be an extremely viable supplement to gas or electricity. 15. Are solar tube collectors more efficient than flat plate collectors? When comparing peak efficiency levels it may seem that there is little difference between flat plate and evacuated tubes, in fact flat plate may actually be higher, but this is during minimal heat loss conditions. When averaged over a year evacuated tube collector have a clear advantage. The key points are: 1. Due to the cylindrical shape of the evacuated tube, the solar tubes are able to passively track the sun throughout the day
Apricus collectors are high temperature collectors, and are therefore ideal for spas, as the volume of water is small and temperature requirements high. For swimming pools, however, the volume of water is large and the temperature rise required is only several degrees. The cost of heating a pool using solar tube collectors (for domestic purposes) may be prohibitively high. But for large scale swimming pools, Apricus collectors may be an extremely viable supplement to gas or electricity. <>For more information about using solar power or help with designing a system, please contact us.
