Facts About Solar Thermal Hot Water Systems
- Solar energy provides “power security”, enabling you to continue getting power even when utility power is disrupted.
- Businesses can save 40% to 80% on electric or fuel bills by replacing their conventional water heater with a solar water heating system.
- Water heating accounts for approximately 25% of the total energy used in a typical single-family home. An electric water heater is the single biggest energy user of all appliances in the home.
- Home solar heating can lead to savings of 85% on utility bills over the costs of electric water heating.
- Solar energy is free and is an environmentally friendly source of power.
- Vacuum solar systems can work in northern climates, at high altitudes, in the wind and in the winter.
- Solar energy can be integrated with existing energy methods, such as wood stove and demand boiler, to produce 100% of the required thermal loads.
- Solar energy systems convert the available light to heat rather than the outside temperature. This means the systems are not affected by temperature conditions.
- Annual use of a Thermomax system for domestic hot water use prevents the equivalent pollution of one car.
- Solar water heaters do not pollute. By investing in one, you will be avoiding carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxides, sulphur dioxide, and the other air pollution and wastes created when your utility generates power or you burn fuel to heat your household water. When a solar water heater replaces an electric water heater, the electricity displaced over 20 years represents more than 50 tons of avoided carbon dioxide emissions alone.