Alva Northern - Solar Water Heating

Solar water heating systems, like solar electricity systems (PV cells) use energy from the sun to warm domestic hot water. This helps to keep water hot, and a conventional boiler or immersion heater can provide hot water when solar energy is unavailable.

Solar water heating systems use solar panels fitted to your roof. These collect heat from the sun and use it to warm water which is stored in a hot water cylinder. There are two types of solar water heating panels, they are evacuated tubes and flat plate collectors. Flat plates collectors can be fixed on the roof tiles or integrated into the roof. A boiler or immersion heater can be used as a back-up to heat the water further to reach the temperature set by the cylinders thermostat when the solar water heating system does not reach that temperature. (The cylinder thermostat should be set at 60 degrees centigrade.)

Solar Water Heating Benefits

* System generates around a third of your hot water
* Reduce costs of heating water, especially in the summer
* Save an average of £60 pa on hot water bill
* Most systems come with 10 year warranty
* Save around 420kg of CO2 pa on average
* Use in conjunction with other renewable systems
* Low maintenance - check panels once a year or as directed by installer

Alva Group can advise on solar heating grants for business, home and commercial users

For all of your renewable questions, please phone Alva Northern and speak to one of our advisors today. We manufacture and install PV systems to order.