EcoTasmania » glass tubes 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 fragile are the glass tubes? http://ecotasmania.com/solar/how-fragile-are-the-glass-tubes/ http://ecotasmania.com/solar/how-fragile-are-the-glass-tubes/#comments Wed, 25 Jun 2008 08:13:32 +0000 admin http://ecotasmania.com/solar/?p=16 Care must be taken in transit and during installation, because a severe impact (dropping) can shatter them. However, once installed they are as durable as your house windows are.

The evacuated glass tubes are constructed from a special, tough borosilicate glass and will withstand all normal day-to-day environmental hazards such as hailstones and animals.

In the event that a tube is broken it can simply be removed and replaced with a new one. The tubes are inexpensive and the system will carry on working (at slightly lower efficiency) if any tubes are removed.

Are spares available?

Yes, spares are always available at short notice, should you need them.

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