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Flat Bed Panels are a simpler technology. A thin panel of metal, usually painted black, is positioned just below a pane of glass. The reason for the glass is to prevent heat escaping into the air, and so maximise the amount of heat transferred into the hot water cylinder.
The benefits of the system
Flat bed plates are relatively cheap
When the sun is shining directly at the panels, they have the maximum plate surface area exposed to the sun, and so achieve the maximum possible output from a flat plat system
They look very inoffensive
The drawbacks of the system
At times when they are not receiving direct sun, they’re not as effective as evacuated tubes
If the panel is damaged, it will have a very significant effect on efficiency of the system
We install Flat Panel drainback and closed loop indirect sytems. Installed systems from $7000.00
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