Water Heaters
While some solar panels are designed to generate electricity, others are designed to collect heat from the sun. That solar power is then used to heat the water that you are using in your home.
By using flat plate collectors, water or anti-freeze is heated as it [...]
Continue Reading →It is a very attractive idea to use solar power to supplement a domestic hot water heating system and buying one of these units is an excellent investment right now.
Solar water heating works anywhere in the world – even in the middle of winter! It might not meet all your [...]
Continue Reading →The solar collector box will be seated and angled to face the sun at noon, and this can be on a roof or against a suitable wall.
Making and fitting such a system will not interfere with or harm your existing hot water installation in any way. In fact, by reducing [...]
Continue Reading →Solar thermal energy has been around for a long time in one form or another, as long as the sun has been around. While there’s a massive buzz right now about its close cousin, solar photo-voltaic energy (often referred to as Solar Panels), solar thermal systems seem to get less attention.
Tankless Solar Water Heater
This type of water heater is mounted on a roof and appears to be a series of tubes in a panel configuration. There is no tank with this version. It is installed between the existing pump and electric geyser.
How does it work?
There are a few ways, depending on your current budget. Here are a few of the popular options:
• Install a solar pool heater, and extend your swimming season by up to three months. A solar pool heater uses no additional electricity, and can heat your pool by 4 to 9 degrees.
• Heat pumps [...]
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