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Flat plate vs. evacuated tube: Which is the winner?

nkaskrod-admin Residential solar, Solar collectors 0 Comment
Flat plate vs. evacuated tube: Which is the winner?

By Tom Scheel Red vs. Blue. Tastes Great vs. Less Filling. Kirk vs. Picard. Epic battles for which there really are no right answers. Enter into that pantheon the great debate between flat plate vs. evacuated tube solar thermal collectors. The answer, much to the chagrin of the true believers on either side is: it […]

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