| Owing to its advantages, brazed plate heat | | | | 3. Heating radiant walls |
| exchangers have become extremely popular in | | | | 4. Heating water in swimming pools and spas |
| domestic heating applications. Especially in domestic | | | | In all of these applications, solar energy is trapped |
| solar heating setups owing to it low cost, low | | | | by a solar panel that transfers the heat to the |
| maintenance and high efficiency. | | | | outer loop. This heat is then collected by a brazed |
| One of the most important factors in determining | | | | plate heat exchanger where heat is transferred |
| the viability of a solar heater is its heat transfer | | | | from the outer loop (from the panel) to the inner |
| efficiency. In simple terms, a good solar heater is | | | | loop. The heated liquid of the inner loop can now |
| one, which is able to transfer maximum amount | | | | be circulated through a water heater to heat |
| of heat from the captured sunlight to the inner | | | | water for domestic supply or passed through |
| loop. A brazed plate heat exchanger is ideally | | | | radiant walls and/or floors for domestic heating or |
| suited for this purpose since it occupies much less | | | | passed through a swimming pool or spa for |
| space, is far more efficient and cost effective | | | | heating the water. |
| than other types of heat exchangers and is easy | | | | Brazed plate heat exchangers can easily handle |
| to maintain and clean. | | | | high temperatures and pressures associated with |
| Brazed plate heat exchangers in combination with | | | | the latest solar system designs and also keep the |
| domestic solar panels can be used for: | | | | domestic water loop in complete isolation with the |
| 1. Supplying hot water | | | | solar loop. This ensures complete safety of the |
| 2. Heating radiant floors | | | | system as well as long life. |