Encasement system for integration of solar devices into a structure and solar devices for use in the same

A bay assembly housing a solar heating device comprising:

• a tray having a lip extending along a perimeter of the tray;
• a glass frame having a first slot that holds a glass panel, and a second slot that accommodates the lip;
• wherein the glass frame is slidably connected to the tray;
• wherein the glass frame has an outer groove along a perimeter of the glass frame;
• wherein the solar heating device comprises at least one evacuated tube having a metal rod extending through a center of the at least one evacuated tube;
• wherein the solar heating device comprises a water manifold connected to the metal rod via a hollow cylindrical tube portion, and wherein the water manifold has a water supply line and a water return line connected to a main chamber of the water manifold;
• and
• wherein the main chamber of the water manifold is housed in the tray, and wherein the main chamber is covered in a solar blanket.