Browse Forums Heating, Cooling & Insulation Re: underfloor heating powered by solar panels 6Sep 05, 2012 4:11 pm The Harder You Try - the Luckier You Get ! Web site http://www.anewhouse.com.au Informative, Amusing, and Opinionated Blog - Over 600 posts on all aspects of building a new house. Re: underfloor heating powered by solar panels 16Feb 24, 2013 11:39 pm Went to the SRCC website (http://www.solar-rating.org) and compared an Apricus AP-30C evacuated tube panel to a Solahart flat panel. There are different climates and application so I took Water Heating- Warm Climate, since compared to the US, Australia would be considered a warm climate. Also took the average values for High and Medium solar radiation. The flat panel gave heating of 3.0 kWhr / m2 The evacuated tube gave heating of 2.4 kWhr / m2 Flat panels, more efficient in terms of heating for a given area, heating for a given capital cost and last longer. Certainly the way to go unless you live in a very cold climate such as Canada. Demolition August 2009, Construction Started September 2009, Completed December 2010 1 10101 Hello - we were hoping to apply laminate click lock panels to our concrete ceiling, but not too sure how to go about attaching the panels to the concrete. Any idea what… 0 1663 0 10917 |