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The WSE58 Super Tubes evacuated solar tube collectors provide:
- One of the biggest drawback with existing evacuated tubes usedin solar water heating is that they produce very high temperatures if fluid is not flowing. The Engineers at WSE have solved this problem and even in stagnation situation the temperature will not rise to cause glycol failure.
- CSA 378 and SRCC Certified
- Up to 50% solar thermal output even on cloudy days
- 25 year warranty on tubes
- Tubes are vacuum formed, so wind and cold Canadian temperatures have minimal effect on the efficiency of the evacuated collector. Great on those 40 below sunny days.
- Sophisticated but simple design with no moving parts( 100% glass) allows for up to 40 years of trouble free operation
- Due to the cylindrical shape of the evacuated tube, the sun is perpendicular to the surface of the glass all day.
- 10% higher efficiency than standard evacuated tubes
- Design so no liquid spillage even if super heat tube is damaged
- Light Weight so easy to install with low roof load
- The 3 inch gap between tubes results in low wind re-sistance making installation a much easier task
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Off Grid Solar Domestic Hot Water for Home and Business
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You now can take your Solar Domestic Hot Water to the next level.
This system uses solar panels to power your system which saves you $100 plus of electricity costs per year.
If you have a power failure your solar heating system will not be interupted
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2 to 3 Person
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4 to 6 Person
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1-WSE58 Super Tube Panel
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2- WSE58 Super Tube Panels
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| 2 only 12 Volt 25 Watt Thin Film Panels |
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| 1 only 12 Volt FL2201 Pump |
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| 1 only Solar Differential Controller |
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| 2 only Temperature Sensors |
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| 1 only Expansion Tank |
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| 1 only Double Wall CSA Heat Exchanger |
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| Piping and Connectors |
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| Free Installation Design and Consultation |
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| Retail Price |
$1800
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$2850
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| Payback |
Natural Gas 4 years
Electricity or Oil 2 years
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Natural Gas 3 years
Electricity or Oil 1.5 years
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| Amount of Free Energy Generated over life |
$104,000
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$208,000
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2-3 Person Solar Domestic Hot Water WSE58 Super Tube System |
The system design is based on using 60 gallons of hot water per day.
If you look at the analysis of a natural gas system using the WSE58 Super Tubes at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan the system will save $460 in the first year.
System will pay for itself in less than 4 years
If you are using electricity and oil as a heat source this payback will be closer to 2 year
Because you are off grid you will save $120 per year in electricial costs
It is perdicted that we will see a 6% increase in energy costs. Based on this assumption, the system will save you $104,000 in energy costs over the 35 years life of the WSE58ST panels
CO2 reduction 2,200 pounds per year
If you would are interested in the WSE Polysun Analysis ( We would like to do analysis for you)
System Description
The heart of the system is our SRCC and CSA approved WSE58ST, 2 -12 Volt 25 Watt Thin Film Panels, PV driven Solar Thermal Differential Controller, double wall heat exchanger, expansion tank and 12 Volt FL2201 Pump.
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4-6 Person Off Grid Solar Domestic Hot Water WSE58 Super Tube System
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The system design is based on using 120 gallons of hot water per day.
If you look at the analysis of a natural gas system using the WSE58 Super Tubes at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan the system will save $910 in the first year.
System will pay for itself in less than 3 years
If you are using electricity and oil as a heat source this payback will be closer to 1.5 year
Because you are off grid you will save $120 per year in electricial costs
It is perdicted that we will see a 6% increase in energy costs. Based on this assumption, the system will save you $208,000 in energy costs over the 35 years life of the WSE58ST panels
CO2 reduction 4,400 pounds per year
If you would are interested in the WSE Polysun Analysis ( We would like to do analysis for you )
System Description
The heart of the system is our SRCC and CSA approved WSE58ST, 2 -12 Volt 25 Watt Thin Film Panels, PV driven Solar Thermal Differential Controller, double wall heat exchanger, expansion tank and 12 Volt FL2201 Pump.
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Grid Solar Domestic Hot Water for Home and Business
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| Solar Domestic System |
2 to 3 Person
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4 to 6 Person
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| Solar Themal Panels |
1-WSE58 Super Tube Panel
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2- WSE58 Super Tube Panels
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| WSE-0100 Control System -CSA UL Certified |
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| Variable speed pump |
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| Fully integrated control |
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| Automatic BTU calculations |
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| Built-in air eliminator |
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| Auto boiler backup or heat dump |
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| contact to engage external boiler or heat dump |
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| 1 only Expansion Tank |
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| 1 only Double Wall CSA Heat Exchanger |
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| Free Installation Design and Consultation |
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| Retail Price |
$2475
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$3525
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| Payback |
Natural Gas 5 years
Electricity or Oil 2.5 years
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Natural Gas 4 years
Electricity or Oil 2 years
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| Amount of Free Energy Generated over life |
$104,000
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$208,000
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BONUS
Heating opportunities using excess heat: space heating for the shop, in-floor loops, the furnace in the house. Pools, hot tubs, snow melt… the possibilities are endless…….
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2-3 Person Solar Domestic Hot Water WSE58 Super Tube System
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The system design is based on using 60 gallons of hot water per day.
If you look at the analysis of a natural gas system using the WSE58 Super Tubes at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan the system will save $460 in the first year.
System will pay for itself in 5 years
If you are using electricity and oil as a heat source this payback will be closer to 2.5 year
It is perdicted that we will see a 6% increase in energy costs. Based on this assumption, the system will save you $104,000 in energy costs over the 35 years life of the WSE58ST panels
CO2 reduction 2,200 pounds per year
If you would are interested in the WSE Polysun Analysis ( We would like to do analysis for you)
System Description
The heart of the system is our SRCC and CSA approved WSE58ST, WSE0100 CSA UL Solar Controller System, Double wall heat exchanger, Expansion tank.
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4-6 Person Solar Domestic Hot Water WSE58 Super Tube System
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The system design is based on using 120 gallons of hot water per day.
If you look at the analysis of a natural gas system using the WSE58 Super Tubes at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan the system will save $920 in the first year.
System will pay for itself in 4 years
If you are using electricity and oil as a heat source this payback will be closer to 2 year
It is perdicted that we will see a 6% increase in energy costs. Based on this assumption, the system will save you $208,000 in energy costs over the 35 years life of the WSE58ST panels
CO2 reduction 4,200 pounds per year
If you would are interested in the WSE Polysun Analysis ( We would like to do analysis for you)
System Description
The heart of the system is our SRCC and CSA approved WSE58ST, WSE0100 CSA UL Solar Controller System, Double wall heat exchanger, Expansion tank
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Off Grid Solar Domestic Water Heater System for Seasonal Applications.
This controller is designed specifically for solar heating applications where the circulation pump is powered by a solar panel
Solar power is more reliable than our aging power grid which could fail in the middle of a hot sunny day potentially causing a catastrophic system failure.
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Customer Solar Truths
I recently decided to install a solar hot water system using three WSE 58 panels and the WSE-0100 control unit. I installed the system myself with support from the staff at WSE who were very helpful. I did not want to mount the panels on the roof so I built a stand that will swivel about 90 degrees and tilt from 30 to 45 degrees. By rotating the stand I can catch the sun a little longer each day.
The system has worked great and I like the fact that I can set the parameters on the control and monitor the system temperatures. I am preheating my house hot water and sending any extra heat to my floor heat system.
I was sure that the system would work as advertised but I was amazed to find it producing heat one morning when the tubes were covered with a thick frost! It does make us feel good to know that most of the energy used to heat our water comes directly from the sun and we will have this benefit for a very long time.
Barry Trask, Blaine Lake,Sask
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Consider the lasting positive effects of this product and write down the last product you bought that did not depreciate the moment you used it, polluted the earth somehow, or put money in your pocket?
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Making the Most of Solar Energy
To make the most of the energy collected using the solar hot water system, the user should be aware of a few items. Solar energy production only happens as the sun shines. The time at which the maximum amount of solar energy is stored in the hot water tank is mid to late day. With this in mind, you can save the most amount of money (by using the solar energy) by limiting your use of hot water in the morning. Washing dishes, clothes and yourself will make the most of the free hot water in mid to late day.
It should also be noted that your regular hot water heater should be set to produce very little heat at the start of the solar day. If the hot water tank is allowed to continuously heat at the same time as the sun shines, you will not be able to transfer much of the suns energy into the tank, and most of the time, the heat will be bypassed through the dissapator, rather than transferred into the hot water tank.
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OVERVIEW
In our basic solar heating system, freeze protection is accomplished with use of a non-toxic antifreeze solution in the collector loop. This fluid is circulated from the collectors through a heat exchanger to transfer the heat into a domestic hot water storage tank or dissipated
through various applications. The antifreeze is contained within a closed loop, so it never mixes with the domestic water.
These solar collector loops are set up very similar to conventional closed loop hydronic heating systems in your homes, which circulate heated fluid from a boiler throughout in floor pipes within your home. All components used in solar heating systems are generally recognized
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Installation Basic for Solar domestic Hot Water
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Collector Tilt and Orientation:
We recommend that solar collectors used for year round domestic hot water face true south and be tilted up from the horizontal at an angle equal to the latitude of the site plus 15 degrees.
Variations 20 degrees either way will not seriously affect the total annual output (about 5%), but will create some seasonal imbalances. Tilting your collectors up to latitude plus 15 degrees will give you fewer overheating problems in the summer and more hot water in the winter. You should keep in mind that SDHW systems tend to overproduce in the summer, and any tilt angle less than the recommended optimum will produce even more in the summer. The loss with a lower tilt angle will be in the winter months when the systems tend to produce the least.Ideally, your collector orientation should be exactly true south if you have an unobstructed solar window.
Fortunately, solar hot water systems are surprisingly forgiving as far as orientation.
Orientations 15 degrees off true south still capture 90 percent of total daily sunshine. Orientations up to 30 degrees off true south are acceptable, but may lose as much as 20 percent of optimum sunshine. You can increase your collector size to compensate for a less than ideal orientation.
If you have a choice of facing the collectors more easterly or westerly because the home's orientation prevents a due south installation, choose the west for slightly increased performance. The afternoon has higher ambient temperatures. Prevailing cloudiness that exists in some locations may also have a bearing on the orientation of your collectors. Locations with morning clouds will have better performance if collectors are faced in a more westerly direction, and easterly works
better for prevailing afternoon clouds.
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Mounting Solar Collectors
Solar collectors used for heating domestic hot water (DHW) are usually mounted on roofs, where there is
often plenty of unused space. Shading from trees and buildings is usually less of a problem on roofs.
Mounting hardware can be supplied by the collector manufacturer or you can build it yourself.Factory mounting hardware typically comes in two types-flush or rack mounted. Flush mounts (also called used to mount the collectors at thesame pitch as the roof. A rack mount has precut or adjustable legs to tilt the collector at an angle to the roof.
Manufactured collectors often have a proprietary extruded aluminum frame incorporating a ready-made channel
or other feature to attach the mounting structure with a screw, bolt, or proprietary fastener supplied by the manufacturer. If the mounts are connected to the collector with heavy, self-tapping screws, care should be taken that the screws don't penetrate any farther than necessary, to avoid contact with collector piping or glass.
Whether the rack is homemade or manufactured, painted angle iron can be used for mounts in areas of low humidity. Aluminum angle is preferred where steel and iron are subject to heavy rust over long periods of time.
Stainless steel mounting hardware is often used in humid, rainy, or coastal climates. Besure to choose sturdy enough sizes to support the weight, and in some communities, engineering will be required. Many homeowner installations use treated lumber. This can provide an adequate collector mount system, but maintenance of the wood is a drawback. Although the treated wood may last for up to a few decades, screwed connections are prone to weaken over time. Through-bolts should be used for all connections to treated wood.
An important consideration to keep in mind regarding all types of roof mounting is that the mount hardware must be fastened directly to the structural members of the roof-the joists, rafters, or trusses.
Screwing the collectors to the roof sheathing will not last in a heavy wind or over time. Some local codes require that collectors be J-bolted to the structural members. A J-bolt wraps around the structural member and is then bolted to the mount. This requirement is not the norm, but is based on concern about lag screws weakening the
structural members.
Another method of securing the mounts is with a spanner block placed under or between two structural members in the attic. Long bolts or all-thread are run through the roof and bolted to the mounts. This works well when you have access under the roof. Lag screws, if used, should be at least 1/4 inch (6 mm) diameter.
Minimum length is 3 to 4 inches (7-10 cm) for a normal composition shingle roof with 1/2 to 3/4 inch (13-19
mm) decking. At least 2 inches (5 cm) penetration into the joist or truss is required. Wood shake roofs will
require 4 or 5 inch (10 or 13 cm) lag screws. Care must be taken to make sure the lag screws are placed in the
center of the structural members. It is often difficult to locate the exact center of 11/2 inch rafters.
Cement and clay tile roofs will need to be cut and flashed, and the mounts will be right above the roofing felt
under the tiles. The exact attachment details can be rather involved for each type of roof, and are not within the
scope of this article.
Roof Penetrations
Roof penetrations will normally need to be made for collector piping and collector mounts. The wires needed for the collector sensor can be run alongside one or both of the insulated pipes to the collectors.
Roof penetrations for piping need to be slightly larger than the diameter of the piping and its insulation. A 2 inch (5 cm) diameter hole is usually all that is required for a single pipe. A 3 to 4 inch (7-10 cm) hole may be required for two pipes. Using one penetration for each pipe is neater, easier to seal, and exposes less piping to the elements. You should avoid contact between the pipe and roof structure, since this can cause damage to the pipes over time. Plastic pipe insulators are handy devices for running a pipe through any roof sheathing or structural member. They hold the pipe to avoid movement, which may cause wear and tear, or stress the weatherproof seal.
A roof jack is required for all pipe penetrations. A roof jack is a formed, sheet metal component with a flat bottom and an attached metal or rubber cone-shaped projection that has an opening for pipe, duct, or conduit. The flat portion can be slid under shingles and nailed or screwed to the roof. The cone projection prevents rain and snow from entering the attic or roof space.
The hole in the roof should be placed so that the flat part of the roof jack will slide under an existing shingle above, and over the existing shingles below. Coat the top of the fastener with a generous dollop of roof sealant. If you are penetrating a metal roof, you should use the roof jacks provided by the manufacturer of the roofing material.
Sealing the mount screws or bolts and the part of the mounts that are directly in contact with the roof surface can be done with roof sealant. Contractor's silicone caulking is good for metal or other nonporous surfaces. All of these products, and roof jacks of various sizes and types are available at home centers and plumbing
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