Solar Hot Water – Prepare To Instantly Slash Your Heating Bills
Let the sun pay you to instantly save money on your heating bills
How much would you save if you cut out 1/3 of your annual fuel costs? Hundreds? Maybe thousands each year?
A solar water heater:
- Gives you incredible savings on your fuel bill
- Reduces global climate pollution
- Promotes energy independence
- Works year round in the Northern NY climate
- Prolongs the life of your conventional water heater
Solar water heating FAQ
How much can I save?
That depends on your current hot water usage. The more hot water you need, the faster the system will pay for itself. Water heating alone can represent at least 30% of your total heating bill.
These systems last for 20 or more years; so they pay for themselves several times over. Keep in mind that fuel and electricity costs will increase over time so future savings will be greater.
Plus, the US Federal Tax Credit pays for 30% of the installation costs (with no limit). New York State Tax Credit pays another 25% (up to $5,000) These are cash back tax credits, not deductions!
Do I have to worry about running out of hot water?
No. You still have your current system for the times the solar system can not provide all your needs.
Since we need to capture the sun’s energy when it’s shining, storage is absolutely essential.
For a typical home, a 120 gallon storage tank is installed next to your existing tank in the basement. This will supply all of the hot water needs for a family of four.
Is my roof going to become an eyesore?
For the typical residential installation, we usually install two solar panels on the roof, which resemble the size and shape of roof skylights.
Solar Panels in Warren County NY
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What’s different about solar hot water systems installed by David Sellers Mechanical?
Unlike most systems, the Enerworks system lines between the roof and the storage system in the basement are made up of two small diameter flexible tubes.
This prevents the intrusive and messy installation of larger diameter copper pipes. As an added bonus, there are no solder joints to leak.
The Enerworks energy pack mounts on the side of a water storage tank. Because the heat exchanger is part of the energy pack, you won’t need to buy expensive solar storage tanks.
A regular electric water heater can be used for storage. This storage tank then empties into your regular water heater, no matter what kind it is. So your existing water heater then becomes part of the solar water storage system.
Can I use solar to heat my entire home?
Radiant floor heat is especially suited to solar because of the lower temperatures required by the radiant floors.
Other types of heating systems can be helped by solar also. Many folks even heat their pool with solar!
An easy way to help with hot air systems is to install a water-to-air heat exchanger in the return air stream of the existing furnace.
Again, storage is king. Since we have less sunshine in the winter when we need the heat, we need to harvest and store the sunlight when we can. In this case I recommend multiple storage tanks in the basement.
So if you want to get rid of those high heating bills, and still feel free to linger in your nice hot shower, call or email us today.
