How do I know my solar hot water system is eligible for STCs?
Your solar hot water system is eligible if it is listed in the REC Registry Solar Water Heater STC Calculator.
Your solar hot water system is eligible if it is listed in the REC Registry Solar Water Heater STC Calculator.
An STC is a small-scale technology certificate which represents the amount of electricity in megawatt hours (MWh) that would be displaced by the use of the solar water heater over
Weight, our largest single collector weights only ~110kg on the roof full of water, versus roughly 500kg of weight on an on-roof system.
The Apricus systems are rated for cyclonic wind conditions – Apricus (ETC series) solar collectors are certified to be installed in all wind regions of Australia*. *Please read our installation
The Apricus system has built-in frost protection, and can handle Australia’ s cold and varying climate. In fact the tubes also absorb UV light, and the vacuum prevents energy from
Ideally, the collector should face as close as possible to north (north-east and north-west are also acceptable under current standards), if a north facing roof is unavailable, the other options
Apricus have been installing evacuated tube systems in Australia for over 10 years. The pump that is used is a high quality pump designed for solar and manufactured by Grundfos.
We use a split system for a range of reasons: Weight; our largest collector weighs only ~110kg on the roof full of water vs. half a tonne of an on
Apricus manifolds are rated to handle extreme temperature and pressure (~180°C). During a period of no load (stagnation) the pressure and temperature relief valve fitted on the storage tank is
Evacuated tubes do not have an industry standard “degradation” value – however it is estimated that the tubes may lose approximately 0.5% output per annum. Apricus tubes are tested to
Apricus Australia launched in 2005 under the direction of Chris Taylor and since its inception, the business has grown into a nationwide success, supplying state of the art solar hot water solutions to hundreds of thousands of homes all over Australia.