Solarworks Ltd.

Thermomax DF100, 90 tube system supplying heat to a 210 litre pre-heat horizontal cylinder in the loft and 36 square metre indoor swimming pool.

This installation was a very efficient use of solar energy.

Foreground: Thermomax DF100, 20 tube collector, wall mounted with 166 litre twin core cylinder.

Background: Thermomax HP200, 30 tubes supplying domestic hot water through a 166 litre cylinder and one towel radiator.

Both of these solar hot water systems were installed under the £300 Braintree district council grant scheme plus £400 government grant.

Thermomax DF100, 30 tube system installed with a 210 litre vented twin core cylinder.

The direct flow tube is ideally suited to wall mounted installations as the antifreeze solution is pumped through the tubes. Each tube is angled at 65 degrees to face the sun and gives maximum performance in the winter and good performance in the summer for a family of five.

Thermomax DF100 20 tubes on gable end. Each tube is rotated to a 65 degree angle, which provides better output in the winter months.

The mounting frame allows the tubes to be installed flat against the gable wall.

Thermomax DF100, 20 tube collectors installed horizontally, heating two mains pressure 150 litre cylinders used for flats and one 250 litre thermal store used for hot water and space heating in A.C. Architects office.

A 165 watt PV module was installed to run the ventilation system as well.

Veissmann Vitosol 100, 3.5 square metre collector installed with a 166 litre twin core cylinder in a conservation area.  These chocolate brown framed collectors were chosen to match the tile colour.

Thermomax DF100, 20 tubes installed with a 166 litre twin coil vented cylinder for our oldest customer so far (91 years) who wasn’t worried about payback. Are you? You can’t take it with you after all.

After this installation we carried out four more systems in the same street: Marcus Avenue.

Thermomax HP200, 20 x tube Heat Pipe collector for a family of 2 – 4 people.

Thermomax HP200, 30 tube collector installed with 300 litre vented cylinder for a five bedroom house. This installation was carried out under the Southend solar grant scheme of £1100 which has now finished.

Thermomax DF100, 140 tubes heating domestic hot water and space heating of a large four bedroom, highly insulated European kit built house by David Taylor of Southwold.

A 300 litre mains pressure hot water cylinder is heated first and excess energy is diverted in to a 1000 litre buffer cylinder which supplies heat to the underfloor heating and is topped up by a gas boiler in the winter months.