Solar Thermal Systems Components FAQs
17Jan
05Dec
How Do I Balance The Flow of My Collectors?
How Do I Balance The Flow of My Collectors? I have 2 arrays of 6.Use balancing valves, 1 on the cold side for each array. This will allow you to adjust the flow in each array and optimize your collectors output. SunMaxx Carries these for...
26Nov
Do I Need To Mix The Glycol I Purchased From SunMaxx With Water?
Do I Need To Mix The Glycol I Purchased From SunMaxx With Water?No. You can commission your system with glycol strait out of the container. Our XMaxx Glycol Solution is not only premixed with distilled water but also made with bio-based raw materials and uses...
26Nov
I Just Got Finished Installing My Solar Thermal System, Its About 3pm and The Sun Has Been Shining All Day. Should I Begin Commissioning The System With Heat Transfer Fluid?
I Just Got Finished Installing My Solar Thermal System, Its About 3pm and The Sun Has Been Shining All Day. Should I Begin Commissioning The System With Heat Transfer Fluid?NO!!! This is dangerous. If your collectors have been sitting in the sun all day they...
15Nov
How Do I Mount Solar Collectors To A Metal Roof?
How Do I Mount Solar Collectors to a Metal Roof?SunMaxx makes it easy! No need for roof penetrations. We have clamps that mount directly on the seam of a metal roof, making installation quick and painless!
22Oct
What Are My Options For Heat Exchangers?
What are my options for Heat Exchangers?SunMaxx offers a wide variety of Heat Exchanger options for your solar system. External Brazed Plates are available for applications from 50,000 BTU's to 160,000 BTU's. SunMaxx also offers Air to Water Heat Exchangers from 60,000 BTU's to 220,000...
22Oct
What Is A Pump Station And How Do I Size It?
What Is A Pump Station And How Do I Size It?SunMaxx's Pump Stations are an all in one solar hot water component featuring a circulator pump, a digital controller and valves engineered to keep your system circulating the solar heat transfer fluid through the...
22Oct
What Is The Difference Between Flat Plates And Evacuated Tube Collectors?
What is the difference between Flat Plates and Evacuated Tube Collectors?While both types of collectors capture the suns energy and convert it to hot water each have there own advantages.Evacuated Tube Collectors are best used in northern climates where freezing can occur and can be...
01Oct
The sight glass on my drainback tank is broken. What do I do?
The sight glass on my drainback tank is broken. What do I do?SunMaxx has replacement sight glasses for the drainback tanks we currently sell. Call your sales rep.
21Sep