solar hot water heating panels
Hot water. We all want it and love it. Everybody likes it to take a hot bath or shower. But it comes at a price. Heating water for washing, bathing and running our washing machine and dishwasher accounts for almost 15-30% of your energy cost, depending on the place you live.
Using the power of the sun to heath your water will give you great advantages.
Lessen your power bill. Depending on how much water you need and which fuel type and costs you have, you are able to save up to $100 and $400 a year with solar hot water systems. This is a huge benefit when you make use of the suns’ energy. Furthermore you don’t have to fret about fuel lacks and price increases any longer.
Reduce your carbon emission. Solar systems use the gratis and natural source of energy of the sun. Using solar electricity to heat water can therefore greatly lessen your home’s carbon footprint, as it generates no greenhouse gas emissions.
Solar Hot Water systems are the greatest investment you could make for your house.
Solar hot water systems are much more effective than Solar PV, even though solar PV is receiving all the attention. Solar hot water systems produce electricity at 1/3 the costs of solar PV and they are much less expensive to heath water! When you get gratis solar electricity now you will get 30% federal tax credit and further state and utility incentives. So, go for it!
Solar hot water systems come in a couple of types.
3. The systems will be build for you by a qualified contractor
+ You get a warranty and someone else will do the job for you.
+ The 30% tax credits are yours
- You pay around $8.000-$18.000 for a simple system even with the tax credits. It will take a long time to have your money back, since the saving per year is $400!!!
2.Solar hot water systems that are pre-build.
+ Much less pricey ($2.000 – $10.000), but with warranty.
+ You can apply for the 30% tax credits
- You have to attach the pre-build solar system to your existing hot water tank yourself. Sounds difficult, but it isn´t. You will not have to do this by yourself. There is a handbook which will assist you. This will be easy work in comparison to a DIY solar system.
1. Get yourself DIY solar hot water systems.
+ The cheapest choice ($200 – $1500)
You can’t request tax credit, but you really won’t want them with this price
+ Most fun to build!! Making a DIY solar panel is not difficult. You don’t have to be a DIY black-belt to make one yourself. You will need a manual which shows you what to do and how to do it.
So make your choice quickly and get yourself a solar hot water system. Because you will reduce your energy bill and you will save this world by living green.
Marly Kester (the author) is an expert in renewable energies and energy efficiency for ENERFY. ENERFY is an energy consultancy company advising their business customers on energy and ESCo contracts. Via http://www.bestenergysaving.net. ENERFY provides energy efficiency and renewable energy tips and tools to DIY-ers, interested in reducing their energy bill and their carbon footprint. Find out more on http://bestenergysaving.net/solar-hot-water-systems/.
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