New, SolMaxx evacuated solar heating systems offer reliable, proven, and renewable energy for all your heating needs. Evacuated solar technology has been used for several decades; however they typically are more expensive to install then conventional flat plate collectors. The SolMaxx heating systems are now more affordable then ever with low costs manufacture techniques used by Silicon Solar Inc.
Reduce your electric bills in half with a complete SolMaxx heating system. With payback periods less then 3-5 years, you can stop paying heating bills and start saving, backed by our 10 year warranty. Each evacuated solar tubes system includes all mounting hardware, manifold, and heat pipes. Their lightweight design and easy installation makes them a great selection for do-it-yourself customers interested in installing their own heating system.
Choose from two system styles, our SolMaxx-20, producing 40,000BTU per day, and our SoMaxx-25 evacuate tube system producing 51,000BTU per day. Heat pipes & reflector plate are made of copper to increase the collectors efficiency in cold temperatures.
Each of the heat pipes is sealed in a glass tube to prevent heat loss. The heat pipes themselves contain a special fluid that allows solar radiation to be absorbed and transferred to the household stored hot water very efficiently. The solar heating fluid is separate from the water to be heated and is connected to the solar cylinder via a heat exchange coil.
Features
20/25 tube solar collector
High-performance evacuated tube design. Up to 75% efficient.
Modular assembly allows for easy installation and ability to easily expand by adding as many tubes as you want.
Lightweight installation makes it easy to assembly anywhere.
One collector suitable for heating 60 gallons of water per day.
For up to 5 people, or in critical applications, use two collectors
When used with our working station components, you have a complete solar water heating system, just add pipes, fittings, etc
Installer friendly. Low costs solutions;
Includes collector frame for flush mounting, tilt and ground mounting kits offered separately.
Evacuated tubes are the absorber of the solar water heater. During the day, the tubes absorb energy from the sun by transferring the heat energy into each tubes heat pipe. The SolMaxx technology has been used in several different countries including the United States, Germany, Canada and China. Unlike many other evacuated tube systems, the SolMaxx series utilizes a twin-glass tube to provide additional strength, efficiency, and longevity.
Each evacuated tube consists of two glass tubes made from extremely strong borosilicate glass. The outer tube is transparent allowing light rays to pass through with minimal reflection. The inner tube is coated with a special selective coating (Al-N/Al) which features excellent solar radiation absorption when compared to conventional flat plate collector systems. The top of the two tubes are fused together and the air contained in the space between the two layers of glass is pumped out while exposing the tube to high temperatures. This "evacuation" of the gasses forms a vacuum, which is an important factor in the performance of the evacuated tubes.
