EcoTasmania » capacity http://ecotasmania.com/solar Saving the planet … Wed, 25 May 2011 03:10:57 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 How much heat energy can I store in my cylinder? http://ecotasmania.com/solar/how-much-heat-energy-can-i-store-in-my-cylinder/ http://ecotasmania.com/solar/how-much-heat-energy-can-i-store-in-my-cylinder/#comments Wed, 25 Jun 2008 08:28:48 +0000 admin http://ecotasmania.com/solar/?p=24 By way of example — a 270litre cylinder of water heated to 65°C will hold around 14.3 kwh of energy storage. (This is equivalent to running a 1 kilowatt heater for 14.3 hours.)

The Apricus system will boost the cylinder temperature to 80°C, so a fully charged hot water cylinder will give you ample heat capacity for a typical home.

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