EnerWorks Residential Appliance

Shown here is the EnerWorks patented Self-Limiting solar collector and the EnerWorks Energy Pack heat transfer unit which is normally mounted on your existing or new tank water heater.

PRODUCT FEATURES

Self-Limiting Collectors: The collectors are designed with a self-regulating mechanism to allow hot air to vent preventing overheating on a hot summer day. The solar collectors can be roof, fence or rack mounted. Freeze Protection: The use of food grade glycol solution supports appliance operation even in extremely low ambient temperatures (-40 C). Energy Pack: The Energy Pack transfers free solar energy to heat the water. Hot water is available throughout the day to meet household needs. Solar heated water is produced during sunny periods; electricity, gas, propane or oil heats the water during cloudy periods. Passive Anti-Fouling Protection: This patented component ensures that the heat exchanger module functions at optimal levels preventing clogging of the module, a common problem with many solar water heaters. Patented Passive Anti-Fouling Protection. US Patent # 6,827,091

PRODUCT DESIGN

The solar water heating appliance operates in a very simple manner. Solar energy is collected by the Solar Collectors and transferred to a storage tank (the customer's existing or new water heater or a pre-heat tank). The energy is available to provide hot water for potable water use for washing, cooking and radiant & space heating. The solar water heating appliance has been carefully engineered to provide an affordable, cost-competitive, reliable and environmentally friendly water heating service. The EnerWorks solar water heating appliances have been developed around the low-flow, natural convection design concept. Advantages to this design include increased reliability and a lower price from reduced material costs and simplified design. The low-flow design also provides increased performance through enhanced energy capture and better stratification in the solar storage tank. The solar water heating appliance consists of 1, 2, 3 or 4 solar collector panels (depending on the heating load), flexible fluid transfer lines, Energy Pack (heat transfer module), and controller. The Energy Pack is designed to fit on any new or existing electric water heater storage tank. Flexible fluid transfer lines connect the solar panels and Energy Pack, thus reducing the installation time. The heat exchanger is a stainless steel, brazed plate design, manufactured to ISO 9000 standards, developed specifically for potable water systems. Food-grade glycol is used for high performance heat transfer and full season freeze protection EnerWorks' solar collectors use a unique heat disbursing design to eliminate any concerns of overcharging during hot days. Certain elements of the product are proprietary and patent processes have been initiated in the US, Canada and Internationally.