Hybrid Water Systems - Specifications

 

Typical System Performance- Hybrid Water Systems

80,000 BTUH FURNACE

Collectors- 4 x 8 collectors as needed
Collector Array Angle % Solar Contribution 38 degrees N Lat. * 40 degrees N. Lat. ** 42 degrees N. Lat. ***
25-35 degrees 40-50% 6-7 collectors 7-8 collectors 8-9 collectors
50-60% 7-8 collectors 8-9 collectors 9-10 collectors
35-45 degrees 40-50% 5-6 collectors 6-7 collectors 7-8 collectors
50-60% 6-7 collectors 7-8 collectors 8-9 collectors
45-55 degrees 40-50% 4-5 collectors 5-6 collectors 6-7 collectors
50-60% 5-6 collectors 6-7 collectors 7-8 collectors

120,000 BTUH FURNACE

25-35 degrees 40-50% 7-8 collectors 8-9 collectors 9-10 collectors
50-60% 8-9 collectors 9-10 collectors 10-11 collectors
35-45 degrees 40-50% 6-7 collectors 7-8 collectors 8-9 collectors
50-60% 7-8 collectors 8-9 collectors 9-10 collectors
45-55 degrees 40-50% 5-7 collectors 6-7 collectors 7-8 collectors
50-60% 6-7 collectors 7-8 collectors 8-9 collectors
* 38 degrees North Latitude- Sacramento, CA - St. Louis, MO - Washington D.C. - Kansas City, MO
** 40 degrees North Latitude- Reno, NV - Columbus, OH - Boston, MA - Beatrice, NE
*** 42 degrees North Latitude- Boston, MA - Chicago, IL - Cheyenne, WY - Norfolk, NE