What type of solar water heating system is best for Vermont conditions?
Solar Pro recommends a closed loop flat plate collector system for Vermont installations. Flat plate collectors are preferred over evacuated tube collectors because snow will usually melt off flat plate collectors as soon as the sun comes out after a snow event. Our Schuco systems offer two types of flat plate collectors for your choice. Solar water heating is really very simple! Copper coils are contained in flat plate collectors in a closed loop that contain a non-toxic “Solar Fluid” (propylene glycol). Radiation from the sun heats up the solar fluid in the coils which is pumped down from the collectors into a solar storage tank that contains water for your home. The hot solar fluid stays inside the coils, but heat from the coils transfers to the water inside the tank, and — Voila! — hot water for your house!
