An Introduction to Solar Hot Water Heater

Solar water heaters are those systems that have been designed to make sure that you get maximum efficiency out of it.    They are made by havey a metal water tank inside a heat box and outside of the box is painted with black paint to obsorb the heat. This heat box can be made using two plywood frams and can be packed with styrofoam insulation. From the inside the heat box is covered with aluminum foil so that sunlight can be reflect onto the tank. Now, tank is filled with the water and the heat box is positioned in such a way that the inside is nowfacing the sun. 

Solar water heaters are very good investments in the long run as they are a lot cheaper than PV systems that a average person very often have hard time to afford them. Also it is very easy for a homeowner to afford few thousand dollars to install solar water heater system and he can do it without taking out a loan.

Now, this can save lot money in terms of utility cast. If you are saving 18 percent of the electrical energy you use in the house, with solar water heater you can save about 30 percent of utility cast. And you also get the tax breaks.

 Instead of preparing them youself , you can look at the following heaters.

Caleffi NAS30040 Solar Water Heating System - 2 to 4 Person Household

This system is from Caleffi, and it is complete and specially engineered system that make the most of the sun’s abundant energy. They say that it is ready to be installed. It is equally compatible with newly constructed or existing homes, and it is so flexible that it can have variety of installation options. Whether it is roof or ground, you can install it on the both.

SuperStor Contender 80SE Solar Water Heater (With Back-up Electric Element)

 SuperStor The Contender Solar Water Heater is designed to absorb the solar energy from a collection system, transferring that energy to the internal heat exchanger in the tank. This will give a lot of hot water used to maximum efficiency. The patented process of injecting foam insulation in the cavity of the container provides excellent insulation and durability.   

The two design SuperStor Contender Contender Solar SE with a backup electrical element and SuperStor SB Contender Solar with heat exchanger boiler back-up. Should the sun does not provide enough solar energy to meet the demand of hot water, the backup system takes over. This efficient, reliable, solar water heater system will provide many years of efficient water heating to your home. 

It has the following Features: 

    * It has attractive quality silver finish

    * It has been specially designed flow-enamel coating technology

    * It is also environmentally friendly CFC-free water-blown foam insulation

    * It comes with limited 7-Year Guarantee

    * very easy to install and maintain on the regular basis.

    * It is thermodisc control

Regards,

The Solar Heating Systems Team

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