by James Richards | Mar 3, 2017 | Technical Information
How the Solar Hot Tub Kit Works The Sunbank Solar Hot Tub Kit is the least expensive way to heat a hot tub, but how does it work? It’s pretty simple, really. The Sunbank flat plate collector traps the heat from the sun, and copper pipes running through the...
by James Richards | Mar 3, 2017 | Technical Information
Similar Solar Technologies The Sunbank is known as an ‘integrated pressurized’ or ‘compact pressurized’ solar water heater. And it is the only solar water heater of this type that is SRCC certified and qualifies for the federal tax credit. The advantage of this type...
by James Richards | Mar 3, 2017 | Technical Information
Evacuated Tube Solar Collectors The evacuated tube collector is made up of three main components: an evacuated glass tube with a selective coating that optimizes absorption, aluminum fins that transfer the heat inside the tube to a copper heat pipe, and a heat pipe...
by James Richards | Mar 3, 2017 | Technical Information
Highly Insulated Solar Tank The Sunbank water tank is a pressurized tank designed specifically to keep heat in and cold out. Solar water heater tanks experience incredibly harsh conditions. How long they last will depend on how well they are maintained and local...
by James Richards | Mar 3, 2017 | Installation Information
Solar Radiant Heating Installation Solar Radiant Heating Because of the shorter days, lower sun angle, and higher chance of clouds in the winter, solar produces 1/3 the average power in the winter compared to what it does in the summer. So, there is an inherent...
