ANNOUNCING A NEW ADDITION TO THE FAMILY
THE SUNBELT SERIES LIQUID FLAT PLATE COLLECTORS
SunEarth is pleased to announce the addition of our new SunBelt series collectors. The SunBelt is a simple, yet well engineered collector that generates appropriate performance in the scorching U.S. Sunbelt, particularly the desert Southwest. In our judgment this is the toughest 365 day climate in the world. At a time when many solar thermal manufacturers are touting the benefits of high efficiency collectors regardless of climate conditions, SunEarth’s 31 years of experience in the U.S. marketplace has led us to take a different approach.
In general, system overheating is a far more common and potentially damaging problem in the Sunbelt than under performance. Persistent overheating can reduce both the individual component and system life. SunEarth believes a better approach is to align climate appropriate collector output with overall system performance.
Our new SunBelt collector has been designed with the exacting conditions of the U.S. Southwest in mind, but can also be used successfully in other climate zones. The collector features an attractive and rugged anodized extrusion, standard SunEarth all copper absorber with water based flat black paint, tempered glass, polyisocyanurate insulation, and standard ¾” headers. There has been no skimping on the quality or reliability of the subcomponents. The SunBelt is backed by our standard ten year limited warranty.
The SunBelt collector’s many benefits include significantly lower stagnation temperatures than black chrome or moderately selective absorber plates, reduced system overheating, prolonged propylene glycol and storage tank life expectancies, reduction in nuisance thermostat reset service calls, and lower initial cost.
At SunEarth we believe that in the rugged U.S. Sunbelt it’s the BTU’s you don’t collect that can really make a difference in system longevity. Solar thermal distributors and contractors owe it to their customers to provide durable and reliable components and systems that generate persistent energy savings for decades. The first step begins by specifying quality SunEarth collectors and SRCC OG-300 certified systems.
For more information on the SunBelt Series of liquid flat plate collectors or any of SunEarth’s other quality solar energy products please contact Paul Outram or Peter Bliss.
Posted: November 2nd, 2009
