Solar power for water heating
Presenter: Neville Passmore
Episode: Easter special 8/4/07
No longer can we leave it to the Government and businesses to tackle the problem of climate change; we householders need to get involved too, to help make a difference.
While planting trees and shrubs is a good start the biggest single step we can take is to move from electric water heating to solar.
Neville is a firm advocate of solar water heating and has a 3 panel split collector on the roof of his house, feeding into a tank to supply his family with all the hot water needed at no cost from the sun.
Half of Australia’s eight million households have electric water heaters and these contribute up to thirty percent of average homes greenhouse gas emissions. Installing a Solahart system reduces water heating energy consumption by between fifty and ninety percent.
The average home emits 14-15 tonnes of greenhouse gases each year. If you replace an electric water heater with a solar heater and you can save between 3-4 tonnes per year. That is equivalent to taking a 4 cylinder car off the road!
How do they work?
Water circulates through collector panels and is heated directly by sun, it then goes into storage like Neville’s it is on the roof, ready to be drawn down as required.
Solar water heaters are so good for environment they can qualify for renewable energy certificates which then reduces your initial investment. It is the only type of water heater that pays for itself over time.
The best time to replace an electric heater is before it breaks down, that way there will be time to consider your options. Although when your heater does break down think about going solar, in next to no time you could be enjoying hot water free from the sun!
For more information on solar water heating contact the pioneers of this technology in Australia, Solahart.
www.solahart.com.au
Or phone 1300 721 984
Episode: Easter special 8/4/07
No longer can we leave it to the Government and businesses to tackle the problem of climate change; we householders need to get involved too, to help make a difference.
While planting trees and shrubs is a good start the biggest single step we can take is to move from electric water heating to solar.
Neville is a firm advocate of solar water heating and has a 3 panel split collector on the roof of his house, feeding into a tank to supply his family with all the hot water needed at no cost from the sun.
Half of Australia’s eight million households have electric water heaters and these contribute up to thirty percent of average homes greenhouse gas emissions. Installing a Solahart system reduces water heating energy consumption by between fifty and ninety percent.
The average home emits 14-15 tonnes of greenhouse gases each year. If you replace an electric water heater with a solar heater and you can save between 3-4 tonnes per year. That is equivalent to taking a 4 cylinder car off the road!
How do they work?
Water circulates through collector panels and is heated directly by sun, it then goes into storage like Neville’s it is on the roof, ready to be drawn down as required.
Solar water heaters are so good for environment they can qualify for renewable energy certificates which then reduces your initial investment. It is the only type of water heater that pays for itself over time.
The best time to replace an electric heater is before it breaks down, that way there will be time to consider your options. Although when your heater does break down think about going solar, in next to no time you could be enjoying hot water free from the sun!
For more information on solar water heating contact the pioneers of this technology in Australia, Solahart.
www.solahart.com.au
Or phone 1300 721 984
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