SOLAR HOT WATER INSTALATION
Make maximum use of free solar energy. At home your hot water cylinder is the biggest single user of power – cut your water heating bills by 75% for years to come!
Advantages of solar hot water compared to solar electric systems
- Your solar hot hot water cylinder acts as a solar battery. This is called demand shift. You can make hot water during the day and use that hot water in the evening and morning because it has been stored in your hot water cylinder
- Solar hot water systems are much cheaper to install than solar electric - battery systems
- Solar hot water has much higher efficiency than solar electric systems so can can generate more energy when space is limited
- Solar hot water systems often offset the use of gas or diesel used for water heating, so often save more carbon than solar electric systems
Apricus solar hot water systems
For domestic and commercial hot water requirements
We use Apricus collectors that highly efficient and reliable. Apricus are one of the biggest solar hot water system providers in Australia and the systems have been installed in NZ since 2004. The collectors hold a range of NZ, Australia, European and American certifications, including WaterMark, ISO90001 and TUV. All Apricus systems have a ten year warranty with a New Zealand distributor committed to the long term.