A solar hot water system can be a considerable advantage to those seeking to reduce their dependency on fossil fuels, especially for heating water. It’s no secret that a large portion of the electricity or gas that you use goes towards heating water. Think of all the more useful things you could use the money you spend on simply heating water for, if only you cold save it.
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Installing a solar hot water system is the perfect way to achieve this. Of course, while a solar hot water system is unlikely to be able to heat enough water to cover all your needs, it should nevertheless grant you considerable reduction in your energy bills. You’ll still need to maintain your existing gas or electric heating system, the difference being that you’ll be using it a lot less and thereby saving yourself a great deal of money.
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You will have to think about the initial cost though. It will cost you around six thousand dollars to install a solar hot water system, but eventually you will save between five hundred to one thousand dollars a year on electricity bills, so you can’t help but recover your initial investment sooner or later. And then just consider that a reliance on clean sources of energy is a considerable contribution to the environment as well.
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A solar hot water system has many possible modifications, but the most wide spread version has a solar collector panel, storage tank, expansion tank and control system. The solar panel is usually placed on the roof of your house or in the garden, so it can be exposed to the sun all day long. The sunlight provides the heat that is converted into electricity by means of the solar panel’s cells. This electricity is stored in a battery which powers the solar hot water system in the house.
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You can use hot water in your house from a storage system if you have any, or simply use hot water on demand. Another use for your solar hot water system is to power the water radiators for cooler days and nights. And of course you can heat the water in your swimming pool. These are just several advantages of having a solar hot water system, but in fact there are much more.
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There are ways to ensure that the system requires as little of an initial investment as possible. The usual cost of six thousand dollars for a solar hot water system is not something that everyone can afford, and if this is the case with you, there are special sites on the internet that can help you out. Either you can build your own system from a kit, or even buy a used system.
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It’s not unusual to be able to acquire a used system at a normal price when the original owner upgrades to a better model. If you don’t do things in a hurry and wait to get the best deal, it’s certainly possible to get a cheap solar hot water system at a reasonable price.
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Best regards,
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The Build Solar Team
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P.S On a related note, you may want to peruse our Solar Hot Water Systems post.
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