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How Does it Work?

The heating of water for use in the home represents the biggest single source of green house gas emissions in an average Australian household. By installing a solar hot water system, you will reduce your energy bills and greenhouse gas emissions.

By replacing an electric water heater with a gas boosted solar water heater an average Australian household can reduce their Greenhouse Gas emissions by approximately 3.7tones per year. This is the about same reduction as if taking a small car off the road. Making the change to solar hot water is an easy and effective way to save you money and assist the environment.

To install a solar hot water system and reduce your Greenhouse Gas emissions we simply add a solar collector to your roof and replace your water tank. This results in your hot water being heated by the sun instead of traditional electricity or gas. The solar collector is positioned on the roof of your home and uses the sun to heat up the water. The hot water is then returned from the solar collector to your gas or electric hot water storage where if necessary it can be heated further by the gas or electricity booster. This means that Instead of using energy to heat up cold water, you're using much less energy to heat water further that s actually already warm or hot.

1- The cold water inlet supplies cold water to the tank
2- The circulating pump transports cold water to the solar collectors.
3- The UV heats the cold water in the solar collectors.
4- Heated water returns to the water tank.
5A- The gas booster which only heats the solar pre-heated water if required.
5B- The electric booster which only heats the solar pre-heated water if required.
6- A continuous flow of hot water is then available for your household