A Solar Heating Package will enable you to reduce your hot water heating bills by harnessing the suns energy via solar panels.
How does solar heating work?
Solar heating is ideal for domestic hot water. For Solar Heating to work there are 3 main components
Solar panels or collectors - are fitted to your roof. They collect heat from the sun's radiation. Flat plate solar heating systems are comprised of an absorber plate with a transparent cover to collect the sun's heat. Evacuated tube solar heating systems are comprised of a row of glass tubes that each contain an absorber plate feeding into a mainfold which transports the heated fluid.
A heat transfer system which converts heat to heat water
Hot water cylinder, stores the hot water that is heated during the day and supplies it for use later. Usually a Twin Coil Cylinder is best.
The benefits of solar heating
Solar water heating can provide you with about a third of your hot water needs. The average domestic system reduces C0 2 by around 325kg per year and about £65 a year of your hot water bills, when installed in a gas heated home.
