Solar hot water heaters and heat pumps

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Solar Hot Water Heaters

Installing a solar hot water heater is probably the single most effective action you can take to reduce your power bills and help the environment. Hot water can account for 25-30%, almost a third of home energy consumption.

SolarQuip recommends gas assisted solar hot water using vacuum tube technology as the most efficient system to provide instant hot water and save on power bills. With generous state and federal government solar hot water rebates, it's a smart choice for water heating and lowering your energy bills.

Gas or Electricity Assisted Solar Hot Water Heaters

Evacuated tube solar hot water heaters are the best way to reduce heat loss to the air on heating panels. As heat can’t pass through the vacuum, the water is insulated and so performs most efficiently.

Flat panels may perform better in full sun but lose heating ability quickly in cloudy or cool conditions, so vacuum tube is a more reliable source of hot water for a place like Melbourne.

The solar rebates available for hot water systems are different for gas assisted and electricity assisted heaters but either way the savings are great for both installation and daily power costs.

Learn more about hot water heating from a government hot water fact sheet. Note the CO2 emissions from gas boosted solar hot water is 0.2 tonnes p.a. as opposed to about 3.5 tonnes for electric heaters. Contact SolarQuip to order your new hot water heater today.

Heat Pumps

SolarQuip install quality Siddons Solarstream heat pumps, which "capture" and thermally magnify the ambient temperature of the air to create hot water.

They typically use only about 1/4 of the electrical energy of a conventional resistive element hot water service. Heat pumps are an excellent choice where direct solar radiation is poor and no reticulated gas service is available.

Whether you are interested in solar hot water heating or heat pump, contact SolarQuip for a reliable, high quality solution.