Solar Water Heating

Heating water accounts for around 20% of an average household's energy costs, which is what makes solar power such good sense. Installing a solar water heating (SWH) system will help save you money and, just as importantly, help protect the environment too. In fact a standard 2m2 solar panel installation reduces pollution equivalent to that produced by a car in one year.

How it works

Liquid is heated up through panels that are typically situated on roofs. Sophisticated electronic control panels monitor the temperature of the liquid in a storage cylinder, the liquid contained in the panels and user requirements. If the system falls below the temperature required the liquid can be pumped from the panels to a storage cylinder. Typically solar water heating systems are integrated with existing hot water heating systems to ensure all year round hot water.

Typical solar & installation system

The system has four major components:

• The solar collector
• A hot water storage cylinder
• Solar control unit
• A pump unit.

Types of solar collectors:

Evacuated tube collectors
Flat plate collectors

Burdens Environmental currently offer 2 types of flat plate collectors. The S -Class for domestic applications and the M-Class for commerical and industrial applications. Although they can be used for private swimming pools.