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| For thousands of years, people have used water heated by the sun to bathe and wash clothes. You've probably experienced solar heating water too - the warmth of the water that first comes out of a hose that's been lying in the sun, or the comfortable temperature of water in a kid's pool left in the sun for a few hours. |
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The principles of solar water heating are the same. A system designed to capture the sun's heat and store it in water, combined with plumbing components produces required quantities of hot water, reducing the amount of gas and electricity needed.
Heating water with the sun is one of the most cost effective applications of solar energy. The preheated water can be used for bathing, cleaning, and heating living spaces, pools and spas. |
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Can be used on existing as well as new construction. |
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Function in harsh weather and cold external temperatures |
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Simple to plan, install, and operate |
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Supplement domestic water heating, pool, and spa heating |
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Mounting options include horizontal roof or ground installation, vertical surface mounting and landscape mounting |
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Are relatively inexpensive to install |
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Provide immediate, often substantial, return on investment by reducing costs of energy required by traditional hot water systems |
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Does not produce carbon dioxide emissions; is an environmentally responsible renewable resource |
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Contributes to nation’s energy security by reduced dependence on utility generated power and supplies of foreign energy products |
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