Solar Water Heating System Installation
Solar water heaters (also known as domestic water heaters) are a simple, reliable and economical technology that uses solar energy to meet the hot water needs of homes and businesses. Our solar heating systems have a variety of energy saving applications. The heat absorbed by these solar heating systems can be used for domestic hot water heating, underfloor heating, supplemental heating for forced air systems or to heat an entire home without a gas furnace or heat pump.
Solar water heating systems, or ‘solar thermal’ systems, use free heat from the sun to warm domestic hot water. A conventional boiler or immersion heater can be used to make the water hotter, or to provide hot water when solar energy is unavailable. Heat absorbed by the panels is used to pre-heat the water in a hot water storage cylinder. This reduces the amount of fuel needed to bring the hot water up to a useable temperature, saving money on heating bills and reducing carbon emissions. Producing domestic hot water for showers, baths and hot taps makes up a significant proportion of a household’s energy use.
Based solely upon the current cost of utilities, a solar water heating system can reasonably be expected to pay for itself within a 10 year period. That leaves 20 years of additional savings. These figures do not even include periodic rate increases for gas or electric. Unlike conventional energy costs, the price of sunlight remains a constant zero year after year. If you are planning to replace your existing boiler and already have solar panels on your home, many of our products are designed to support the use of energy from these panels to supplement your heating with a completely natural, green energy source.
If you are investing in a new heating system, we advise you to consider designing it from the outset to incorporate these collectors. We provide evacuated tube and flat plate collector systems, both of which can be mounted on your roof.
Taking advantage of this renewable energy technology will help you to lower your consumption of mains energy, which in turn will reduce your fuel bills and cut your carbon footprint.