Install a solar water heater in your home

Posted by admin on Jan 13, 2014 in Posts

To install a solar heater to heat up water is really fun. One can install it in their home or vacation house. It is an actual energy saver and one need not necessitate relying on electricity. It is not at all difficult to build and will automatically reduce the electricity bills. With the growing awareness, one can easily find manufacturers dealing with it.

The type and specification of the water heater will depend on the area one lives geographically. Presently, there are more than 300,000 water heaters that are installed around the whole of the United States and many more are being installed every year. One can buy already built systems that are ready to go directly into their homes, or they can even build their own if they feel. One just requires a set of plan and proper execution by following the instructions.

There are two types of solar heating systems for heating water: these are the working (active) and dormant (passive) systems. The active system consists of circulating pumps, which controls the system, whereas the passive system has not got any such mechanism.

The active solar water heating system comprises of two types: with direct and indirect systems for circulation. The previous one is helpful in climates and weather where it freezes rarely while the other is effective in places inclined to freezing temperatures, like cold countries. But, in the long term, the passive water heating system is less expensive, lasts for a longer period of time and requires a low maintenance contrary to the active system.