SunQest started business in 1988 manufacturing solar heating systems. We've built many a high-performance solar water heater and home radiant floor heating system. Time seems to have shifted to solar electric and SunQest towards spas and fiberglass pools. We've adapted but still promote solar. Our light-weight solar thermal panel has proved durable and of high performance. Our wax-based thermal storage system has reheated many water heaters over the decades. We still heat medium and low temperature loads much more efficiently then with solar electric. The BEST USE OF OUR SOLAR IS HEATING CONCRETE SLABS AND OTHER THEMAL MASS, with the domestic water heating as a by-product. We produce large, light-weight collectors for roof or ground mounting. Point them South and they serve as an perfect carport roof.
Solar Water Heating Systems
Home heating is an excellent application of our solar thermal panels. Low-temperature and high thermal mass.
Concrete is best but tends to stay in the baseement. Tying PEX piping to the concrete reinforcement mesh or rebar is a small added expense and should be installed in any slab that might benefit from radiant heat in the future.
Upper levels have options.
- light-weight concrete embedding PEX piping in-between sleepers fastened to the top of the sub-floor. 2x2 or 4 sleepers allow conventional nail-down hardwood.
- Gypson-based products like Gye-crete poured over the entire upper level embedding PEX piping and adding significant thermal mass. Typically about 1.2" thick with the main disadvantage being you can't nail to it. Floors have to float. Otherwise it's an excellent underlayment for tile and glue-down coverings.
- Under-floor Heat Transfer Plates (HTP) fastened to the BOTTOM OF THE SUBFLOOR. Aluminum sheet is roll-formed to fit ound the PEX pipe. THe HTP holds the PEX pipe up and transfers the heat to the subfloor from underneath. Radiant foil with insulation below properly transmits the heat upwards.
Solar panels can be mounted in a variety of ways. Flush-to-roof, Elevated, Ground-mounted or even serving as a roof.
Closed-loop Heating Systems
Complete Solar Electric Power Sy`stems complete with Grid-Tie switching
We offer home power systems and Contract with a local licensed Electrician for proper connections. All roof mounting options, stand-alone ground mounts, grid-tied systems when available, battery back-up systems...
ALWAYS VERY COMPETITIVE PRICING
Our Ultrasonic welder produces a perfect bond between the thin solar-absorbing copper fin and the copper tube that carries the heat away. 20,000 Hz... No sparks, no heat.
Excellent mechanical and themal bond.
Allows us to make absorbers to custom lengths up to 20'. Our 14' FRESOURCE collector has a 4'x14' ultrasonically-welded copper absorber
Our Ultrasonic welder produces high performance fintubes. They're the heart of our high performance solar panels. They also provide excellent heat exchange in our solar drain-back tanks.
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