Q. What is solar water heating?
A . Solar water heating is a system that uses free power that is generated by the sun.
Q. How is the suns power collected?
A . solar collectors are positioned on the roof of you property. The ultraviolet rays are collected; the liquid in the solar collectors is heated and returned to the storage cylinder ready for your use.
Q. My house faces north, can I have solar power?
A . Yes providing that the solar collector panels can face a southerly direction.
It may mean a different installation procedure.
Q. I have a combination boiler, can I have solar power?
A . No. Combi boilers are not compatible with solar water heating. You have to have a cylinder to store the hot water.
Q. How much gas will I save?
A . Solar water heating will save approximately 50 – 70 % of the gas needed to heat your hot water.
Q. Can the hot water generated from the solar collectors be used to heat my house?
A . Yes.
Q. Dose solar cut carbon emissions?
A . Yes on average a solar water heating system installed in your house will save, 500kg – 1 Ton of carbon a year.
Q. In the summer will it heat up all of my hot water?
A . Yes. Generally give or take the odd cloudy day, you should be able to switch off your boiler.
Q. Dose the system still work in the winter?
A . Yes. The system works using ultraviolet rays so it doesn’t have to be hot.
Q. Dose the system need much maintenance?
A . No. Generally the system is maintenance free. Some systems installed in the 1970s are still running. You may need to change the antifreeze every five years. You may need to change the pump as it wears, but it is a normal of the shelf heating pump, and is inexpensive.
