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Green Plumbing

Category - Solar Hot Water

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What is a significant drawback of using a closed solar heated water system?

Overheating leading to a breakdown of the circulating liquid
Lower efficiency than open loop systems
Regular failure of collector tubes
Both A and B

Explanation

Answer: D - Both a breakdown of the circulating liquid in cases of extreme temperatures, and a lower level of efficiency than open loop systems, are significant drawbacks of using a closed solar heated water system. Collector tubes do not fail on a regular basis in either closed or open systems.

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