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Apricus Inc.
6 Sycamore Way
Unit 2
Branford, CT 06405
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| Toll Free: | 877-458-2634
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| Phone: | 203 488 8215
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| Fax: | 203-488-8572 |
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| Web Site: |
www.apricus.com
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Overview:
Apricus is a leading designer and manufacturer of solar hot water and hydronic heating products for residential and commercial use. With a rapidly growing distribution network throughout North America, offices in the US, France, and Australia, and representation in over 30 countries; our range of renewable energy products provide simple and effective solutions for families and businesses concerned about the effects of climate change and rising energy costs.
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Solar Collectors
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The Apricus Solar Collector or Solar Water Heater is a device that absorbs thermal energy from the sun and converts it into usable heat. The heat is normally absorbed by water, or a freeze resistant water mix, which can then be used to supplement hot water heating, space heating and even space cooling via use of an absorption chiller or dessicant cooler technology.
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AP-30C
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The Apricus AP-30C Solar Collector features the same high performance evacuated tube technology found in the Apricus AP-30, but is designed for commercial projects. The AP-30C meets and exceeds the requirements of the Buy American Act and is eligible for use in projects funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
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Storage Tanks
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Tech Info
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Evacuated tubes are the absorber of the solar water heater. They absorb solar energy converting it into heat for use in water heating. Evacuated tubes have already been used for years in Germany, Canada, China and the UK. There are several types of evacuated tubes in use in the solar industry. Apricus collectors use the most common "twin-glass tube". This type of tube is chosen for its reliability, performance and low manufacturing cost.
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Heat pipes might seem like a new concept, but you are probably using them everyday and don't even know it. Laptop computers often using small heat pipes to conduct heat away from the CPU, and air-conditioning system commonly use heat pipes for heat conduction.
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Solar water heater performance is often presented as a graph, or set of three performance variables. Values may be provided based on gross area, aperture area or absorber area. In Europe, aperture or absorber is often used, in the US, gross area is often used. It doesn't really matter which values is used, as long as you use the correct value. ie. Don't use absorber area when using performance values based on gross area.
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Apricus Solar Collector Installation Photo Gallery
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Click on region to view installation photos
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Click here to view all photos
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Product Certifications
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Last Update: 2012-02-02
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