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Captures the Most Solar Energy
Our pool collectors have
been tested by two different independent laboratories (The Florida
Energy Centre and Ortec Laboratories). In each case, they received
one of the highest test scores for heat collection ever achieved for
polypropylene solar pool
collectors.
The curved tube
surface exposed to the sun's energy presents a more constant surface
area to the sun during the
day as the sun's angle to
the solar collector surface changes
than does a flat or
nearly flat surface.
The space between
the tubes forms a heat trap. Some of the solar energy falling on the
fins and tubes re-radiates
to the sides of
the tubes and forms a high temperature area that is protected from the
wind passing over the surface.
This increases the amount of solar energy absorbed by the tubes, sending
more heat into the pool water.
That gives us a great
advantage over solar collectors
with separate exposed tubes where the wind passing between them wipes the
warm air from their surfaces,
cooling them. In comparison,
the surface area
presented to the sun of our Solar panels are 50% superior to that
of a flat panel.
Most Durable Construction
Our headers are moulded directly
to the extruded absorber
surface, forming a permanent, leak-free bond.The tube-on-fin absorber
expands and contracts with temperature
changes, relieving
the stresses that cause other
solar collectors to
deteriorate with age.
Proven Materials
Our panels are manufactured in a modern
facility on the eastern seabord of the USA from a special
formulation of polypropylene,
that has demonstrated high reliability in solar pool heating applications
for over twenty years, in all
climates. Our proprietary
formulation attracts the sun's
energy but resists its
damaging effects.
Better Flow
Generous, 50 mm
(inside diameter) headers and straight - through water flow in the
absorber reduce pressure losses,
improving water flow.
Better flow raises collector performance
and assures maximum
pool filtration.
Better Appearance
Our injection
moulding process smoothly joins the header and absorber, assuring
consistently superior workmanship.
Installed collectors are close - coupled, minimising the space between
absorbers. The narrower gap
improves the appearance of
the array and fits more solar
collector into less area.
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