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We install Domestic Solar Hot Water Systems, solar hot water systems for pools, radiant floor heating - solar assisted or other, and instantaneous hot water systems to assist during extended periods of cloudy days. If you don’t see it mentioned here ask us about it.
408-858-3583
 

An Attractive Skylight Look and is available in Optional Architectural Colors!
Light Weight!
Affordable and Excellent Investment!
Added Value to Your Home!

Solar Hot Water FIREBALL 20-01 System 5

The Ultimate Home Improvement:
An Attractive Home Improvement That Pays You Back!

MAJOR COMPONENTS

COLLECTOR:
The "Skyline / Fireball" 20-01 collectors are specially designed to be very light and very tough. For high performance it uses a "Thermafin Black Crystal" absorber coating with low emissivity and high absorbtivity for maximum performance. The inside walls of the collector feature a quality aluminum foil faced isocynurate insulation. The unbreakable Polycarbonate Glazing is very light weight and extremely tough. A unique and exceptionally strong mounting rail and sandwiched bracket system fully supports the width of the collector. The results are a high performance, ultra strong, ultra light weight and easy to install collector.

GLAZING:
The glazing or "window" to the collector takes the brunt of the harsh sun's rays and traps them inside to create a greenhouse effect similar to what is experienced when getting into a car with its windows closed on a sunny summer day. This glazing has an insulating effect that traps heat better than glass in cold weather. It is much lighter and will not break like glass. The glazing is 20 square feet of a tough 6 mill (1/4") double-walled polycarbonate material with state of the art UV-protective acrylate surface treatment. It is factory guaranteed for 10 years against discoloring or loss of transmissivity. Useful life is over 15 years and replacement is low cost and easy.


FRAME CONSTRUCTION:
Designed to emulate a skylight in appearance and construction. The Patented frame and trim are made out of professionally finished bent 27 mil aluminum with ultra strong sandwiched mounting brackets. Special color keyed steel Hex screws and aluminum rivets are used as connectors. High quality 1 " foil faced polyisocyanurate foam core insulation is used for the backboard with 1/2" on the top and bottom.


ABSORBER:
The solar absorber, so called because it absorbs the sun's energy, is a proven all copper, "serpentine" design with the highest quality "selective surface" black Crystal absorber coating available.


SYSTEM 5 Freeze Protected solar "Closed Loop" systems using the Rheem / Rudd 80 Gallon Heat Exchanger tank:
The very efficient Rheem /Rudd Heat Exchange Storage Tank, has a Huge Heat Exchanger coil rapping around the inner tank. It can be used on its own or as a two tank installation for gas, propane, oil or electric.  You can use the upper element for backup and turn off the element for 100% solar during the summer!

The "solar loop" is charged with food grade Propylene Glycol through two hose bibs, which have a check valve between them. A unique check valve prevents cooler glycol in the collector from causing a reverse flow of fluid at night from cooling the water heater. Included on the solar loop, usually mounted below the pump, is an "Expansion Tank" which is very important to allow for the expansion and contraction of the glycol in the closed solar loop. On the roof, mounted at the outlet of the collector, is a safety pressure relief valve and a coin vent to allow trapped air to escape at the high point of the solar loop.


CIRCULATOR PUMP - PV Power:
Your Fireball 20-01 System 5 Includes a Special State of the Art Photovoltaic (PV) Powered Pump Designed by a Submarine Engineer to have. No Moving Motor Parts!

 

SYSTEM-5 Fireball 20015 System-5 Closed-loop solar water heating system - 2 collectors, 12VDC solar powered, freeze protected, for 3 to 5 occupant residence
 

Call 408-858-3583 for details and an up-to-date quotation and installation.

We install Solar in Northern California and we have many referrals for you in this area. We concentrate our Solar work in Sonoma, Napa and Marin and have many Solar installations in Santa Rosa, Petaluma, Sebastopol, Sonoma, Napa City, Healdsburg and Windsor.

We are now expanding to cover Santa Clara County, San Mateo County, Alameda County, Santa Cruz County, and the San Francisco County areas.