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  When it comes to investing in solar water heaters, you need to consider highly performing solar water collectors. There is a huge availability of solar collectors available to choose from. The most popular amongst homeowners in North America is the flat plate collector. This is a good choice for producing residential hot water throughput most of the season; but loses its performance during winter.  This is where solar vacuum tube collectors come in handy. They are ideal for solar water heaters and are able to produce higher temperature. The main reason behind choosing this collector is the better level of winter performance. This collector heats water in the winter and stands out as the winner amongst all types of solar collectors.  If you’re looking to produce hot water at higher temperature, it’s highly suggested to consider heating with solar vacuum tubes that will deliver outstanding results. Sola evacuated tube collector works like a coffee thermos. The vacuum...

Solar evacuated tube or vacuum tube collector comprises a number of rows of parallel transparent glass tubes connected to the header pipe and where the heat transfer fluid (generally 50% Propylene Glycol) circulates and absorbs heat generated by the tubes.  The glass tubes have a cylindrical shapes. You should always choose the collectors that provide the optimal combination of thermal performance, quality, and cost. That’s why solar evacuated tube collectors are superior to flat plate collectors for solar heating purposes in northern climates.  Generally, evacuated tube collectors deliver better performance in cold climates than flat plate collectors. Flat plate collectors are more susceptible to ambient heat loss because the fluid being heated has a considerable residence time in the flat plate collector as it travels throughout the solar collectors. The fluid present in a solar evacuated tube flows through the header manifold which minimizes the residence time.  ...