Before purchasing a solar hot water heating system, it is necessary to properly size your system to meet your energy requirments.
Hot water heating accounts for one third of your energy consumption, a solar hot water heating system can reduce that cost by 65-75%, saving
an average of over $800 per year for a family of 4.
Solar water heating panels capture heat from the sun and use it to heat cold water before it enters your hot water tank. The solar water heat can become your primary source for radiant in floor heat. Radiant floor heat operates at very low water temperature, it is designed to work especially with active solar panel collectors.
Not only can the heated hot water be used to offset your hot water heating price but it can also be used to help offset your carbon footprint. Using solar hot water heat just makes sense when used to help offset costly heating bills and can pay for itself in a few years.
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Solar hot water heating can save an average household hundreds or even thousands of dollars on the annual heating bill.
From solar home heating to solar pool heating, the sun has enough power to offset your energy bills.
Purchase from a company online that is reputable. Don't buy from someone that has a terrible website. Also, ask around and try to talk to someone that already has a system running.
They will be able to tell you the process of hooking up with a contractor to setup and install your solar hot water system.
You will require storage tanks, solar piping, heat exchangers, solar collectors and temperature controllers.
Solar water heaters are hooked into the your hot water tank to preheat the cold water. The solar collectors are installed on a roof facing south. Two pipes are connected to the collectors: one carries hot fluid to the hot water tank; the other carries cool fluid back to gain more energy. A circulation pump is used to distribute the heat into the storage tank.
