Using solar water systems in your home

Posted by admin on Jan 11, 2014 in Posts

As we all know one has to incur lots of expenses everyday to get hot water in daily life but a person can overcome the expenses by installing solar water heating systems. This is the reason why these systems have become popular in the recent years. However the process of heating water by using solar energy is in existence since ancient times. Earlier they used to keep water in bowls and keep it under the sun to get hot water. Later in 1800 solar water heater was available properly. In today’s scenario solar water heating systems are placed on a roof top facing toward the sun. There are many solar panels present in the market which converts the energy from the sun to electricity which is used to heat up water. The amount of heating of water and the amount of energy to be converted is dependent upon the location and size of the solar panels.

One of the most common and the simplest design of a solar power system contains water tubes which are attached with or kept above the black painted copper plate. The sunlight which falls on the system is trapped and the tubes absorb the heat. Water flowing in the tubes gets heated. As soon as water is heated it will be transferred to storage tank and it will be used whenever necessary.

There are two types of solar water heating systems: Active Solar Water Heating System and Passive Solar Water Heating System

Active Solar Water Heating Systems

It is one of the most popular methods to heat water. In this system there is a pump whose job is to collect water from a supply and transfer it to the solar collector. It is generally used at homes and for heating swimming pools as well where there is cold climate.

 Passive Solar Water Heating Systems
In this system the water tank is situated inside the solar collector box. The water which is present in the tank is flowed into the solar collectors where it gets heated up and then it is supplied to different corners of the home.

So if you want to save money which you spend on hot water you can easily switch on to any of the above following water heating systems. It will help you to reduce your monthly expenses and you will get hot water without affecting or depleting any other resources which is non-renewable.