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Copper Coil Heat Exchangers Hi, this is Todd Paternoster, SunMaxx Solar. I’d like to take a moment to talk about our indirect hot water coils. These coils can be modified for both the solar loop, the heating loop, and domestic hot water loop. In conjunction with the non-pressurized storage tanks, we can modify these coils to do just about any load that you need to be done. They come in standard sizes. We typically build them in 60, 90, 120, and 180 foot coils, although there are a couple of modifications we can make for specific heat loads like radiant floor. Now, these coils are going to be inserted in the tank. They come with a small foot on the bottom, and that foot is going to sit on the bottom of the storage tank. They’re spaced so that we get a nice plume of convection. Inside of the storage tank we want the water as it heats up to rise up and through the coil and so we get a nice plume of convection through this coil. It has very effective heat exchange. A couple of things, I’ve heard several people wonder why we don’t have a larger coil, an inch diameter, an inch and a quarter, or even smaller diameter coil, and it really boils down to surface area to volume ratio. As we increase the surface area is responsible for heat exchange, but the surface area only increases by a factor of the square, while volume increases by a cube. So as we increase the volume by a cube, we don’t get the proportionate increase in surface area, so we lose the ability as you get larger. So this is really a time-tested design using this type L, ¾ inch copper coil heat exchanger. What we want to do is we want to know what your load is, we’re going to design which coil is most appropriate. We also want to know how many square foot of collector you have, then we’re going to design which coil is most appropriate. When it comes to hot water systems, it’s not so much the load that we’re looking for, but the flow rate that we’re after. We have to make sure we maintain no more than 5 feet per second through these coils. So if I’ve got 60 gallons per minute, I’m just going to put several of these in parallel. So, it’s very important that we get the appropriate information from you, and we’re going to design the coil that fits your application the best. The SunMaxx indirect StorMaxx NP non-pressure copper coil heat exchanger is a very nice customized approach to any of your problems.
TitanPower-AL2DH Flat Plate Collector Hi, this is Todd Paternoster, with SunMaxx Solar. We have another product I’d like to bring to your attention. This is the double harp style collector. This is a flat plate obviously, with a nice laser weld. The laser weld does increase the aesthetic appeal. Some people like the hidden welds as opposed to the welds that are apparent. This style you’ve got your two ports that are threaded connections, this is a half inch compression fitting that is a double harp, so we have two header risers essentially that are pinched in the middle. Very effective at large commercial jobs, we can put a lot of these in series. There’s internal piping that’s arranged in parallel manner. Additionally, there are little punch outs, weep holes, that I can orient this collector any way I want, and I punch the appropriate side out for the ventilation system. So this gives you the flexibility of doing the landscape or portrait installation, but also horizontal and vertical installation because I can create my own ventilation system with this collector.
Join us as Todd Paternoster and SunMaxx Solar go over some of the many benefits of the SunMaxx Solar TitanPower-AL2 solar thermal flat plate collector. TitanPower Flat Plate Product PageProduct Brochures
Join us as Todd Paternoster demonstrates the ConnectMaxx solar thermal mounting hardware. ConnectMaxx mounting hardware is extremely easy to assemble and offers the flexibility to adjust to fit your system with just a few turns of a wrench. ConnectMaxx Solar Mounting Hardware Product Page
In this video Jared, our product manager, explains the proper procedure for connecting two pieces of FlowMaxx pre insulated line set to further extend the range of your line set from your solar thermal tank to your ThermoPower evacuated tube solar collectors or TitanPower flat plate solar thermal collectors. Solar Line Set Product PageProduct Brochures
Watch as Jessica Wimmer explains the key features and benefits of the SunMaxx Solar filling station. Titled as the secret weapon for SunMaxx Solar in the solar thermal market, the solar filling station is several tools and components combined into one and all packaged on a easy to maneuver cart! Solar Filling Station Product Page
Watch as Ed gives an excellent demonstration on how snow and winter climates affect the SunMaxx Solar ThermoPower hot water collectors! ThermoPower Evacuated Tube Product PageProduct Brochures
Join us as Todd Paternoster goes over the U-Pipe system installed on the Bainbridge, NY warehouse facility. This uniquely designed solar thermal u-pipe system is located at the same facility as the solar thermal training classes and workshops and is one of the many systems studied by those in attendance. TitanPower Evacuated Tube Collector Product PageProduct Brochures
Join us as Jared Wood takes on a tour of the recent installation at the SunMaxx Solar hot water warehouse in Sidney, NY. This multi-collector system was designed and primarily assembled by Jared Wood himself and he shows key components and design features. TitanPower Evacuated Tube Collector Product PageProduct Brochures
