Consol Supertube DS Solar Panel

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Feel good about yourself. Harness solar energy and reduce your dependency on fossil fuels.

Consol Solar Collectors are high performance evacuated tube collectors and are great value. All Consol supertube collectors have been accredited with the Solar Keymark a European wide standard for solar panels (see http://www.estif.org/solarkeymark/user.php ). 

Why go for DS collector
DS supertubes are longer (1800mm) and each tube has a diameter of 58mm rather than 47mm for our standard collectors. Each tube can generate up to 10 Litres of hot water a day compared to the standard tube 6.7 Litres so an equivalent amount of tubes will generate significantly more hot water.

More Energy Output than a Flat Panel Collector
Consol Solar Panels use high efficiency heat pipes. This consists of a copper element enclosed in an coated anodised class tube. The element contains a vacuum and a small amount of liquid. As soon as the tubes absorbs solar radiation, the liquid condenses heating a small element very quickly to temperatures > 90 deg C. This can be demonstrated even on a winters day!  Each tube acts a mini heating element, heating water which is then pumped through a twin coil cylinder to provide you with hot water.

Easy to Install and Maintain
Consol solar collectors have been designed so they are easy to fit and install and are suitable for most types of roof. They will be supplied in kit form together with a roof mounting brace and can be assembled by any competent DIYer. All the collectors are finished with powder coating for added durability. The tubes are mounted using a simple spring clip mechanism to prevent over tightening and ease maintenance. A simple visual check can ascertain if all tubes are operating correctly, and tubes can be replaced quickly without removing the panel from the roof.

Choosing the right collector
Take your tank capacity and increase this by 10% to compensate for loses in the system. Then select the collector that best matches the result. So for example if you have a 200Ltr cylinder we would recommend a collector rated at 200 + 10% = 220 Ltrs. In this case we would select a DS-24-58-1800. Significantly over sizing collector sizes is not effective and increases stagnation (tank has reached its max temperature and so no more energy is required). Call us if you would like assistance in choosing an appropriate collector for your roof.

Roof Orientation
Ideally you require a shade free South facing roof, but even an East or West facing roof with a 35 degree pitch can achieve efficiencies of 80%.  

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