Thmax: Solamax vs Mazdon [RE-wrenches]

[Mark Downing, Hurshtown Alt. Power]

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I wasn't aware that someone was actually selling an evacuated tube where the 
glycol actually flowed through a pipe inside the glass tube.  This sounds 
like a recipe for failure.  I thought they were all heat pipes.  I would 
definately run, not walk, away from these.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Lane, Energy Conservation Services" <tom at ecs-solar.com>
To: <RE-wrenches at topica.com>
Sent: Monday, January 31, 2005 2:55 PM
Subject: Re: Thmax: Solamax vs Mazdon [RE-wrenches]
>
> ONLY if heat pipes are used INSTEAD of direct flow through the tubes 
> gator tom
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Mark Downing, Hurshtown Alt. Power" <mdowning at lightningnet.net>
> To: <RE-wrenches at topica.com>
> Sent: Monday, January 31, 2005 1:37 PM
> Subject: Re: Thmax: Solamax vs Mazdon [RE-wrenches]
>
> I don't have much experience with the tubes, having installed only one
> system, but the Thermomax I installed does not require shut down if there 
> is
> a problem with a tube.  In fact, the system is installed, charged and 
> runnng
> BEFORE the tubes are carried to the roof and installed on the manifold.
> Apparently this is not the case with other makes?
>
> Mark
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Tom Lane, Energy Conservation Services" <tom at ecs-solar.com>
> To: <RE-wrenches at topica.com>
> Sent: Friday, January 28, 2005 9:23 AM
> Subject: Re: Thmax: Solamax vs Mazdon [RE-wrenches]
> . . .
>> The entire system has to be shut down if there is a leak in one tube.
> . . .
>> Gator Tom

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